Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Subjunctive

Doubt, possibility, uncertainty
if things were different
conjugating the possible
dreams, fears, hopes

and if it were so
what then?

4 comments:

Clare said...

Hi Crafty! Thought provoking and clever! I like the way you used the grammar terms and explored "if things were different". And the open-ended question at the end was really powerful.
:)

daisies said...

another absolute beauty ... very clever indeed :)

Anonymous said...

there are infinite permutations
but this one of yours is a very
pretty bow, a thought knot of sweet complexity,

Crafty Green Poet said...

pauls - a thought knot of sweet complexity - wonderful line of poetry in itself!

Clare - the poem came out of trying to learn the subjunctive mood in Italian and french. Grammar is the key!

Daisies - thanks!