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A Nonogram
A chapter in the book Minnesota Poems
Gnarled Roots
by Treischel
Gnarled roots that anchor ancient trees Guard the river banks. Spreading reach with tendrils such as these, Firm among their ranks. Creating shapes so unique, askew, While adding character to the view That frames the sights while looking through. Sentinels along the beach's flanks Guard the river banks. Undergrowth that tangle in the breeze Guard the river banks. Sights suggest there are no guarantees. Pray for giving thanks. There may be floods or excessive drought. Simple clues are lying all about. You'll see them through limbs, while looking out. Tree roots that hold soil along its shanks Guard the river banks. |
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The roots I'm peering through are located along the Mississippi River at the Ford Lock and Dam. So what's all this about prayers and no guarantees? In this shot, the drought has been so severe that a torent that usually would be pouring over the dam to the left of that building is merely a trickle. Also, the Ford sign, which is in front in the St. Paul Ford Production Assembly Plant that built Ford pickup trucks for years and had its electricity supplied by the dam, is now gone. The factory was closed and torn down.
This poem is a Nonogram.
It is a format that I created. The "Non" indicates the usage of 9. It is a Poem with 2 stanzas of 9 lines. A Nonogram is similar to an Octogram, with similar rhyme scheme, except instead of integrating 8 and 4 meter, it uses 9 and 5. So the two stanzas flow with a meter of:
9-5-9-5-9-9-9-9-5.
The rhyme scheme is:
aBabcccbB aBabdddbB, where the capital letters indicates a repeated line.
This picture was taken by the author along the Minneapolis side of the Mississippi, where Minnehaha Creek empties into it just below the Ford Dam, on March 4, 2012.
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and 2 member cents. This poem is a Nonogram.
It is a format that I created. The "Non" indicates the usage of 9. It is a Poem with 2 stanzas of 9 lines. A Nonogram is similar to an Octogram, with similar rhyme scheme, except instead of integrating 8 and 4 meter, it uses 9 and 5. So the two stanzas flow with a meter of:
9-5-9-5-9-9-9-9-5.
The rhyme scheme is:
aBabcccbB aBabdddbB, where the capital letters indicates a repeated line.
This picture was taken by the author along the Minneapolis side of the Mississippi, where Minnehaha Creek empties into it just below the Ford Dam, on March 4, 2012.
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