Welcome
Jump down the
Rabbit Hole into my creative world. Here you
can find a complete list of poems and pseudo
poems handcrafted by this word sorcerer.
Meet his crazy cast of characters including
Bob the Quail,
Carla, and his paper clip destroying neighbor
Tina. Read his many silly love poems, as
well as his
poems from and
poems to his first girlfriend Bethany.
Read along as he duels it
out in words with fellow poetess
Renni. Follow along as he crafts up
bedtime stories for
Donna out of thin air. But whatever you
do, be sure to bookmark
this site poetry.peachcountry.com
and visit again for a smile.
Early Works
"The White Rabbit" - feeling like a trip with
Alice to Wonderland?
A poem written by Mark about an encounter, which he
bound in leather with
illustrations. His first major rhyme.
Note that the original was made into a little leather
bound book, which was typed up with photocopied
cutouts from the original story as illustration.
Note that once the book was photocopied onto yellow
paper, it lost all the artifacts and lines around the
pieces of paper where they were cut, and appeared
seamless.
I don't have the finished book, since it was a little
artsy project I gave to Mandy, but what I have, is the
master templates, out of which any number of finished
books could be made, simply by double sided
photocopying them in the right sequence onto 6 pieces
of paper. When you arrange them properly it all lines
up in the correct sequence, with the illustrations
facing the relevant pages:
The templates (I think in the order to make a book...
photocopy 6, flip over, feed back throug photocopy
machine for backs):
2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ 9 ~ 10 ~ 11
The templates, in a pseudo order to read the story
from start to finish ( but the facing illustrations of
course still out of order):
Click here to
view all the Templates on one page
Or on each number to view seperately:
2 ~ 4 ~ 6 ~ 8 ~ 10 ~ 11
~ 9
~ 7
~ 5
~ 3
~
Of course, the only way to see the right illustrations
facing the right page, would be to make the book from
these templates. When you rephotocopy it all, all the
cut out paper seams so clear on the master (as well as
the bleed through caused by the super scanner bright
lamp), disappear as well, and it appears
professionally done, assuming you don't set the
photocopy machine on a high contrast setting.
"Chapter 1" - autobiography by Mark in pseudo
prose
"The LoriAnn" - poem to a girl, or is it to a
ship?
Schmetterling und Seiffenblasen - a poem to
Daniela
Other Works
"When Space was Empty" - creation story (written
by Bethany or Chris,
not by Mark, but featured here) (1983?)
Bedtime Stories for Donna - second time, where's
the first ones? (2001)
"Short Shorts" - just a short little misc poem
for Donna aka
Stiletto & Julie (2001)
Mark's Enchantment - poem written for inside
page of book given to Bethany
Rose
Poems Written to Me
A Wildflower Dances In the Wind - typed over a VAX
terminal (1986)
Forever - Valentine's Day 1987 Poem by Bethany Rose
Kenner - Mark learns that forever to a math
physics graduate is actually
about 12 months (1986)
You Dance Crazy - Mark's answer 15
years later to Bethany's
Forever poem above, for Valentines 2002.
Donna's Regret's - by Donna
Hawk (2000?)
Audience of One Characterization Poetry - A poetry
invention of my own
Carla Carla - for Carla, a full time teenager and
dream girl (2001)
Donna Donna - for Donna Hawk, a library
webmistress (2001)
Elaine Elaine - for Elaine Seyman, a massage
therapist (2001)
Mary Mary - for Mary, who directs trains all day
(2001)
Tina Tina - for Tina, my teenage neighbor
(2001)
Mindy - for a amateur high school poetress
(2001)
Jo - for a computer geekess (2001)
Renni Renni - for friend / poet girl with
poetry website (2001) This poem sparked a
poetry duel, read it
down below.
Mark Mark - a poem to written to himself...
which... just like himself...
remains poignant and uncompleted (2001)
Poetry Duel
Renni Renni - Mark's challenges a fellow
poet(ress) to a poetic duel
(2001)
Poetic Reply 1 - Rennis counter
Hush Mermaid, there is a Mouse - Mark's
reply
Poetic Reply 2 - Renni's counter
Pizza, Blue Marmalade, and a Mouse in a Teacup -
Mark's reply
Poetic Reply 3 - Renni's counter
A Circle of Power Draw I - Mark's reply
Poetic Reply 4 - Renni's counter
Twenty Two Choices - Mark's Reply
Poetic Reply 5 - Renni's counter
Goodbye - Mark's Reply
Poetic Reply 6 - Renni's counter
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The Marching of the Goats - support the force,
buy a light saber
The Magic Poem of Three - can you see the forest
for the trees hidden
in this poem? Renni never did
Poem of the Moment - misc thoughts on the
briefness of our moment here
Poems for Tina's Scrapbook
Off My Front Porch - woe to Mark's paperclips,
here comes Tina the Destroyer
Tina and I Go Flying - about a short little trip
Tina and Mark took in his
car
A Journey to the High Mountains - a story about
a prince and a princess
Ode to Christina
- About Christina's Smule song- "She will be loved" -
Jan. 16, 2016
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