49er Nuggets, New Form Options

[JustDaniel]

49er Nuggets are poems of 49 syllables arranged in 13 lines of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 5 4 3 2 and 1 syllables, stating a 'nugget' of wisdom, perspective, insight, information, etc. preferably with a twist.  A proper Nugget is to be Titled with a word-twist of some variety as well.  I 'invented' the form in Dec, 2004.

Here are a three examples:

ore naught

why
would I
e’er attempt
to make a mark?
is there a purpose?
should I merely aim to
spread a little serendip?
it teases me to forge
limp, bleating poems
seeming pointless
‘till they wake
renewed
Light

© Daniel J Ricketts 20 Dec 2004

in form I’ll query

Why
would I
want to kill
ambition’s will
by ripping form up;
would this freedom limit
me or others banging heads
to get our feelings down
in printed booklets,
each with pages
bound in one
accord,
no?

© Daniel J Ricketts 21 Dec 2004

‘s no fun

snow
falling’s
delightful
if you see clear
across your driveway
or don’t work this morning
or have waked at a ski lodge
but if you’ve got two feet
and wife says ‘shove it’
it just feels cold
as it blows
on red
nose

© MLee Dickens’son 28 Dec 2004

Have fun!

deLightingly, Daniel  

[JustDaniel]

What is interesting about your REMARKABLE "Nugget" is that it can serve as a metaphor for what we'll be doing over the next couple of days, discerning the GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE poems, plus the HM's! It will be a daunting task... and I hope you're doing the initial judging so we can discuss further. deLightingly, Daniel