Imagist poems are a genre of poetry inspired by the impressionist movement.
They are brief and direct snapshots of a moment in time, only a couple sentences
long with literal titles. There is no decorative language or larger hidden meaning,
however they can still be musical in their phrasing.
Ready for a shower—oh no!
My place is preoccupied
By a wriggling pebble.
Fear.
Fight or flight.
Size on my side
With man made rain.
I win.
Pause!
A slender syringe
has flown through my window
Uninvited.
It now owns the house.
I join my furniture,
Hammered in a corner,
As I wait for it to leave.
