Grace gave us a chance to shorten our sails, by writing a poetry format challenge, called a Rondelet. It is a lot harder than it looks~
snapping the view
pixelated fragments remain
snapping the view
lingering memories I accrue
captured facets in my brain
collective presents I can claim
snapping the view
Good for you, Ellie. I am having a Busy Week with no time to play. Maybe in the morning the muse will arrive with a cup of coffee for me! You did a good job with this one.
ReplyDeleteSpot on for the form, great theme, iambic meter, lovely rhyme, you got it all. Great poem!
ReplyDeleteI loved this and it accompanying photograph - a great pairing.
ReplyDeleteDelight to read and look at.
ReplyDeleteOoh! I love the word choices in this piece - I spot the jargon, and it works so well here.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry; I think the morning muse did real well by you today~ ;D
ReplyDeletePoetsquill-Thank you so much. I enjoyed the process, once I started to play with it.
Cad-Thank you; it was fun wasn't it!
Jinksy-Thank you; I have been a bit shy about trying some of the exercises. I knew I had to give this one a try. I love how lyrical everyone's sound~
Kerry-Thank you Kerry! I tried, glad you spotted it. I will write a new poem though for the Jargon exercise ;D
i like "collective presents" quite a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marian :D
ReplyDeleteella, love this one.
ReplyDeletebig smilesssssssssssssssssss!
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