Written for: Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Fussy Little Forms – Puente
(posted by Marian) Puente is a rewarding form created by James Rasmusson. The word puente means bridge in Spanish, and–naturally–this lovely form features a bridge. It is a simple idea:
Three stanzas
First and third stanzas have equal number of lines (your choice how many)
Middle bridge stanza is one line, encloses in dashes or tildes
Middle bridge stanza serves as last line for first stanza and first line for last stanza
Where has she disappeared to now?
Oh how he worries, especially in crowds.
He scans the spaces over heads once more.
– aging causes worry –
She steps out of a throng of people, smiling,
carrying a shopping bag. Thought you were lost,
he says. On this small street, she says, where could I go?
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Fun, Sara. Yes, but where DID you go? (Remember the old song, “Slap her down again, make her tell us where she’s been … ?”
When on a tour in China we did have an elderly lady get lost in a shopping bazaar. We all went looking and one of us did find her.
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This pertains to a close friend of mine, whose husband is constantly trying to keep track of her. She does tend to wander. Thanks, Jim.
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Crowded malls can be rather scary during the holiday season, particularly if we go with someone who wonders…
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…and wanders, too. LOL!
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😟
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Malls crowded or uncrowded are intimidating to me.
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I don’t like malls very much.
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I knew you were a smart woman!
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It seems to me this shifts from old to young woman. In this day and age both can be very worrisome!
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Times are different, more to worry about.
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This could be about me, Sara! When I was little I caused my mother great anxiety by disappearing in a large store and now I’m older my husband dreads going anywhere with me because he keeps losing me. I love how you’ve told a story in few words.
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I have friends that are both like that with each other. Thanks, Kim!
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The fear of losing someone dear to us manifests in a thousand tiny worries.
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So true, so scary.
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Oh, that’s so sweet and touching.
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This is so sweet and poignant, Sara!💓
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Thanks, Sanaa!
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care and love, our most prized possessions!!
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Exactly!
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I love this and feel this quite deeply. Yes yes. Aging causes worry for sure. You are a natural for this lovely form through which your message comes across loud and clear.
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Thanks so much, Marian!
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This is sad. I think of older people wandering and getting lost!
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It is not a comfortable feeling.
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I was relieved when she emerged, smiling.
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He was too!
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Tender and touching.
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Thanks, Linda!
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Losing someone in a crowd is so scary.
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Yes, I have friends that are both like that with each other.
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You described that feeling of panic perfectly and in a difficult poetry form ~~~ wow. I know that feeling well.
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Thanks, Helen!
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smiles ~
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I’m glad!
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