Wednesday Poetry Prompt ~ Poetic Asides

State of the Union

The romance was long and sweet

The courtship – loving and pure

She longed for the day when

He would hold her in his arms again

But knew it would be too long

The state of the union was short

Too short for love to grow full

Too short for their life to grow strong

The wedding was beautiful and white

With fragrance of love in the air

He longed for the day when

She would take his name

But knew that for now had to do

The state of the union was short

Too short for his name to be hers

Too short for their life to be one

The marriage was short and harsh

The ending – such a surprise

They never knew the day would come

When their hands would no longer touch

The state of their union was short

The state of their union was sweet

The state of their union is done.

27 January 2010 ~ Poetic Asides Wednesday prompt

Translation Project

As you may have read in my profile, I am a graduate student. Part of my degree requirement is a course called "Applications". It is all about experiential learning. Well, for this semester, I chose to do a project as one of my assignments for the second part of this class. I decided to take several of my poems, translate them into French, and bind them in a book in the Medieval Islamic fashion. Here are some snaps of my project: