A nonet for my late father.
(2013)
A nonet is a format consisting of 9 lines. The first line contains 9 syllables; second line contains 8 syllables; third line 7 and so on, all the way down to the last line, which contains only 1 syllable.
The inspiration for this piece came from a candle that my kindergartener had constructed at school (out of paper) that bore a single cornflower flame. It made me think of my dad for some reason, and I wrote this poem. So, it goes from father to daughter, and daughter to son...
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