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ALPHENGA
An Alphenga contains 26 links in the 3/2/3 form. The first link
begins with A, the second with B, etc.. An Alphenga may be done solo or with
partners.
It
was created by Alexis K. Rotella on the 28 June1997.
Copyright © Alexis K. Rotella 1997
EXAMPLES :
ALPHABET SOUP by Alexis K. Rotella
A BEGGAR by ai li
WAITING by Gerald England
ALPHABET SOUP
A solo Alphenga by Alexis K. Rotella
Los Gatos, California
28 June 1997
Alphabet soup
in her thermos -
spelling champ.
Bumble of bees
in the cabbage rose.
Cosmos flowers
taller
than we.
Duquesne Pilsner -
Dad has yet another.
Emergency Room physician -
the alarm goes off
in his red sports car.
Flapper dress
in her dead mother's trunk.
Ghost
introduces itself
as Dale Carnegie.
Haystack hiding
a hypodermic.
Impossibilities -
dwelling
on them.
Jump rope hanging
from a limb.
Kaleidoscope
covered with
dust.
Letting go
before he does.
Memories -
listening to the elders
speak among themselves.
Naval destroyer
darkens the horizon.
Olives
still holding onto
their bitterness.
Prostitute she earned
$1,000 last night..
Quail
gone in
two bites.
Rigatoni necklaces
made by senior citizens.
Speeding
to their graves
drivers on Route 17.
Tic Tac Toe
on the beach.
Umbrellas
cartwheel
down the street.
Vestibule -
its lemon-oil scent.
Woman who owns
the new-age shop -
glitter on her aging face.
Xx's closing
his formal letter.
Yellow fields
of St. John's wort -
*
summer solstice.
Zelda -
this one's for you.
* St. John's wort, known as hypericum, is used for depression. Zelda Fitzgerald
suffered from depression and was hospitalized because of it.
Copyright © Alexis K. Rotella 1997
A BEGGAR
A solo Alphenga by ai li
London
12 July 1997
a beggar finding
an empty
wallet
beachcomber
becoming dusk
cherubs above
the single
bed
dancing on the terrace
in taffeta
'exit' stamped
on the forehead
of an old man
frightened inner child
in my pocket
gorgon
eating
black grapes
hunter finding
that elusive moon
indian burial ground -
the quiet
of dead shells
jack-in-the-box
ejaculates
kismet...
the princess
and the frog
lollipop for adults
the spinster buys two
morello cherry
in my
navel
nun praying
for silk underwear
ogling...
the pensioner
with cataract
penis envy -
misogynistic catch-phrase
queer and queasy
after dodgy
oysters
regiment in town
the new whorehouse
snake charmer
revealing the asp
between his legs
the day cools...
shedding underwear
us
beneath the pine
listening to god
visitors with fresh jasmine
in the prayer room
waterfall
up to my breasts
in cold
xeroxed photos
from the blackmailer
yogi
advocating
yoghurt
zit
on a new date
Copyright © ai li 2002
WAITING
A solo Alphenga by Gerald England
Hyde, Cheshire, UK
27 January 1998
always the long wait
to see the doctor
at the eye clinic
blue flowers in a vase
starting to wilt
caught short
the little girl squirms
her mother looks cross
dreading the needle
middle-aged man shivers
early morning
terrier barks furiously
at approaching milkman
fog-bound passengers
phoning their loved ones
gulls wheel
behind the cruise liner
expecting scraps
holy mountain
hell for climbers
in the gallery
next to the nude
a portrait of mary
january sales
city traffic gridlocks
kicking the habit
ex-smoker spits out
chewed up pencil ends
licking his lips
at the bride's first meal
master cueman
escapes the snooker
and pots another red
neon lights flashing
above the bordello
only one customer
enters the doors
the pub with no beer
preparing for her night's work
the stripper gets all dressed up
querying the bill
angry diner swallows
the torn-up pieces
resolving the argument
in adjacent beds
stuck in the quicksand
tractors and ladders
work against the tide
tempted by salesman's offer
her nest egg cracked open
under lock and key
his collection
of used underwear
vacuuming the carpet
her latest fetish
winter storms forecast
they struggle with tarpaulins
to cover the boat
xeroxing the plans
for the christmas party
yellow crocuses
emerge early --
frostless new year
zealously guarding
his innermost thoughts
Copyright © Gerald England 1998
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