Narrative+Poetry

Narrative Poetry Grant Bradley Defintion: A form of poetry that tells a story. Examples:

1. Typhoons are not that strongsometimesthey behave likecritics, passing by anisland, saying, hey youare not an island after all, you are just a hillfit for a BollywoodsceneI am in that islandfeeling some itchof its breeze, but i was toobusy thenclimbing oneof the narrative treesthereand he asksis there such a thingas a narrative tree?

I crack the nutand drink the cloudsthereand he is filled withso muchawe, he gets itchyand scratchesall the skinsand even the boneshe rattles likea snakeand wants to bitethe narrative treehas everything to offergentle, and softand conversationalbut he wants to denythis kind of treesayingthere is no suchthing as thatand thisoh my, what a manhe isstructured in his cagenot knowingthat he is meant tobe freefrom the shackles ofhis versefrom the narrow alleysof hisrhymegoodness, we do noteven trygrafting the metaphorsi love it herethis island where i touchhim notbut he touches mei guessthat is envy.

2.See You Next Year (for Donna Leombruno)

Thanksgiving is in the tears that burst like ripe grapes.

Proclaiming, see you next year, we wave, begin to panic.

With these tears, the further we go the tighter we are entwined.

We hold onto each others image, hold each other way-deep

as the bus pulls us apart, stretching our gratitude for miles.