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:
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
Hi Daniel,
Happy New Year to you.
These nugget-shaped nuggets are pure gold - under your pen, at least.
A great contribution to poetry forms and some interesting pro-forma (sorry!) arguments for forms, within form. The snow was enjoyably clever, too.
I shalln't try one of these - but under your great direction they are very impressive.
Best wishes, James.
Happy New Year Daniel and to your new form!
This looks very intriguing to me and one I would most like to try! :detective:
I'll be back soon!
Thanks for this new form!
Cheers!
Cleo :sun:
Thank you for your kind words, James... and I hope you change your mind and try some of these yourself!
Cleo, I'll be looking forward to your return to put your flair into a couple!
deLightingly, Daniel
dumb
down my
poet’s tree
so you can swing
with simple boughing,
meting out my feet-steps
one by one across your page
‘til all have seen I’ve tried
your patience, yet you
still go stretching
out your mind
until ~
duh!
© Daniel J Ricketts 21 Dec 2004
Hello Daniel,
I saw your contest on AP about 9 months ago but wasn't quick-witted enough to enter before it closed. I was intrigued by your new form and thought I would give it a try. You know me; I always have to make a difficult form even more so. I was able to hash out two double acrostic 49er Nuggets. I wanted to have you see them first because it it your creation. Hope they meet with your approval:
Heavens, Larry! I don't know how you do this! I doubt that I could match your ingenuity!
P.S. In your second one, your ninth line has one too many syllables.
Hey Daniel, thanks for your input and for catching my pronunciation error. I was pronouncing "ruin" like "rune". It was a southern thang. It is now edited and has an even better description of the process of mining.
Larry
Daniel, here is another one I wrote today for your perusal and perhaps amusement.
I promise not to go in my sink!!
Daniel, I wrote this especially for you and what you are now going through. I do hope everything is successful and it will be an end to your unceasing pain. I am sure that your daily pain severely detracts from your ability to share your beautiful poetry with others and the surcease of what you face would be a blessing to us all.
I'm so honored that you should write another of your fantastic double acrostic pieces just for me, Larry. I'm really quite moved. Thank you! deLighting in your ability and looking forward not be be distracted by pain and having to sit in the same spot most of the day, Daniel
Daniel,
I do hope you didn't mind the bad pun in the title "piece" for "peace". It was all I could come up with to imply that you were giving up a piece of yourself to obtain some peace for yourself. I am thrilled that you felt honored by my little bit of wordsmithing and my prayers will go with you through the coming days and also the recuperating process. As my sweet wife always said, we will keep a candle burning for you.
Yes, I did pick up on the very adept piece/piece usage... and I appreciate the candles too, my good friend!
of leg
will support
the prosthetic
with which I'll soon walk
after weeks of rehab
during which I'll gain balance
to prevent my falling
kersplat on my face
or my tookis
disrupting
sense of
peace
Now that is extremely creative, Larry, and of course in a double acrostic... but methinks in thie one you've lost the flow of sensible thought? Don't understand part of it, especially the closing! sLightly in the dark and running out of time for this evening, Daniel
Sorry Daniel, didn't mean to be so obtuse. Yes, it was a reach but I hope my explanation will clarify. To start, WADS WORTH denotes what numerous wads of paper would be worth in breaking possible falls. If there are enough of them, they will pile up around your desk to cushion and to keep your face or butt from hitting the floor. The ending, "no harm site" denotes the areas around your desk where falls may occur and which are covered by ripped up and wadded pieces of paper.
I know it is based on a cartoon picture in my mind where "foot-thick" piles of paper, "which you probably don't use", form cushions around the desk although you seem to be the type of person who makes sure everything goes in the trashcan and not on the floor. Like me, you type most, if not all your writing on the computer. I got the idea for this one from your last entry of going "kersplat" on your face or "tookis". Sorry about the confusion and hope the explanation doesn't detract too much from my efforts to amuse.
Larry with a mental condition!
bending
paper wads
pile around you
in case you slip off
your revolving desk chair
so keep penning and wadding
pieces that make no sense
in case something does
and you can type
new poem
for my
smile
My brain is currently to unfocused to take on a double acrostic, Larry! I'm amazed at yours.
Absolutely eloquent, Larry! Don't know how you do it. Wish I could focus to try!
Thank you Daniel. I know you can do single acrostics and the double is not that much more difficult.
another astounding production, Larry. Wish I could respond in kind! sLightly out of focus, Daniel
Another astounding piece, Larry... and lets hope you survive the "long cuts and scars" Not quite ready to view your corpse! Lightly, Daniel
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
Daniel, how perspicacious of you to recognize the metaphor. Deciding on the awards was the impetus and inspiration for the Nugget. Straining them all through the proverbial sieve to find the gold was very difficult/impossible!
Larry
Well, we made it through, and I think everyone was reasonably satisfied... and I think folks appreciated the either 2500 or 2900 points! (Those who didn't get the 400 from the HM, I sent the full 2900, so everyone got the same).
Unbelievable double acrostic again! Are you on mushrooms?!
Daniel, thank you for your final question. It struck me as humorous and struck my muse to bring forth another double acrostic Nugget for your perusal. Enjoy!
PSILOCYBIN SCENARIO
one who
eats the top
since it can take
a stranger through a
mind bending alternant
universe. That is where I
suspect they’ll have a dream
holding them and will
release or free
one’s aura
or fear.
My!!!
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