Ars Poetica

How do I write thee, let me count the ways.
The sonnet of my marriages, first through third.
The haiku of fatherhood, kids in one breath.
The haibun of my career, 41 years, then done.
The cento of my published papers.
The epic of our family history — Europe to US.
The limerick of my There once was a man from…
The villanelle of my five hobbies.
The ode of my tongue in yet one more lover.
The ghazal of my repeating illness.
The elegy of my too short life.

Gary D. Grossman
Medusa’s Kitchen 6–2–24