passwords
the family pet
lives on

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Marianne Paul

Marianne Paul is a Canadian novelist and poet with a keen interest in minimalist poetry. Her work has been published in A Hundred Gourds, The Heron's Nest, Acorn, Modern Haiku, Bones, Frozen Butterfly, and Daily Haiku. She has recently (and joyfully) been experimenting with concrete poetry and word play.

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  1. .
    passwords
    the family pet
    lives on

    —MARIANNE PAUL

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    Marianne PAUL has that gift with words where even six words has the weight of a novella. Just like Hemingway's mythical six word short story – lifted from a small ads listing – carried such resonance that he used it to extend his bar bill, so Marianne makes us think beyond the last word.

    We all have passwords and not for our checking account and social media accounts etc… but words that are triggers to open up a whole avenue of meaning with side roads opening up on both sides.

    Economical in the number of words used but expansive in the way we know a certain word, uttered on page or tongue, or even a smell or taste, brings back a whole forest to us.

    Alan

  2. Wonderful and so true. I forwarded to my family who often uses our beloved dog's
    name as a password. Intimate family haiku.

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