Bruce Hamilton

140 Shorties: [verse Bits] Bruce Hamilton

140 Shorties has a way of bobbing and weaving along, from item to item. Each versification is truly brief, relatively speaking-no longer, usually, than about 35 words. A special little approach [or 'recipe'] was used in terms of the actual composition of the entire aggregation, so, for one thing, an evident rhyming between some titles might very readily be seen to exist. Maybe about half of the included 140 pieces are rhymed and about half unrhymed. Aspects of rhythm may be detectable, but blatant meter generally seems unlikely. Here are a couple of perhaps representative samples: DOGS Dogs daily seemto have managed. From the earliestof life's momentsa dog's howlemanates fiercely. In the lustand luxuryruling the planetfew canine barksmight be unperemptory. HOGSHogs that were calledbecame appalled. The human conditionimplied sedition. To be a pigstayed rather big, but snout on snoutwanted out. A true main sorrowwas mere tomorrow.