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NINENGA [pronounced NEE-Nenga]

A Ninenga is a narrative linked poem with 9 links of 3-line stanzas. It may either be written solo or with up to three partners. The Ninenga was created by ai li in the early hours of dawn on the 30 July 1997.

Copyright © ai li 1997

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USED CLOTHES by ai li
RUNNING by ai li

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USED CLOTHES

A solo Ninenga by ai li
London
30 July 1997

a woman
past her prime
buying used clothes

the caged bird
sings to
her tune

she picks up
tidbits
in her path

wearing black
for effect
in an empty room

the echo
of applause
fading newsprint

medical report
she makes one up
for sympathy

long suffering spouse
he pays
and pays

in the attic
unsold books,
black widow spider

new beginning -
playing doctor
in a doll's house

Copyright © ai li 1997

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RUNNING

A solo Ninenga by ai li
London
30 July 1997

running so fast
she trips
the old diva

quagmire
face-pack
for wrinkles

making up stories
about the
anonymous caller

he leaves
his breath
on boys

won't earn
can't earn
she lies

her audience
all ears
for another

a new fable -
skates
on thin ice

winter comes
to a
poem outhouse

her
last note
already fading

Copyright © ai li 1997

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