My friend Margaret Simon from Louisiana challenged her writing friends to write Zeno poems this week. It’s a 10-line poem with the following syllable count: 8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1 where the single-syllable lines rhyme. I’d held a family engagement session this week at a local church’s preschool center, and as I was leaving, I heard the unmistakable caw of a fish crow directly overhead. I snapped a photo, not realizing at the time that it would become my zine photo for a poem! Thanks to Margaret Simon for a fresh, new poetic form. I feel a lot of zenos coming on!
Fish Crow In the Know
high overhead, perching on a
church steeple, caws
a fish
crow
giving off strained
vibes of
Poe
raven-like eyes
in the
know
Common Threads 
Thanks for the shout out. The form is called Zeno. I know it’s confusing because we did make zines with them. The crow on the church steeple is just what I imagined in your poem.
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Thanks so much for the correction – I like the name Zeno better! I changed it in the post and appreciate your comment!
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I went back to my post to make sure I hadn’t confused the two terms. Honest mistake.
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Kim, I love seeing the photo with your sweet crow in the know poem! Super job!
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Thank you, Denise!
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