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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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Sky, blue; yet so soon in a bloody swoon swallowing the moon: daylight eclipse. Now their passions seethe, wand'ring o'er the heath baring yellow teeth: red at the tips. Barefoot up the rill, Cemetery Hill sends them climbing still, seeking release. Circle graves in dread, worshiping the dead: copters overhead bring the police. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
interesting |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
How timely, with the lunar eclipse which I did not get to see, more's the sorrow... but imagine what people from centuries past could only think when the moon turned red and the wind blew? Well done, Sir! |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
RatMan~ You not only wrote a beauty ... you executed the form perfectly !!! LOVELY ... and not an easy task~  You've been busy, sir~ Admiration from this corner~  *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Janette
since 2001-07-20
Posts 2843Chicagoland for now |
It was cloudy here so I could not see the eclipse. Darnit! I wanted to see the color! "Barefoot up the rill," <---- Wow! I adored how you weaved "rill," long narrow valleys on the moon's surface, into this piece. (and yes I did look this unfamiliar word up...a good thing) Greatly enjoyed. always seeking joy, adventure and romance and wishing you find the same |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi Ed  You sent me searching, ya did; even into my ancester's homeland. "Cyhydedd Hir Lines of five, five, five and four syllables (sometimes arranged as single nineteen syllable lines). First three lines rhyme with each other; the fourth line carries the main rhyme." I didn't count, but I'm sure you got it right. Enjoyed your poem and the search you took me on. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
This site: http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/home.html ...along with the poetry community it's part of, has some excellent poetry, and the clearest explanations I've found, of a dizzying array of poetic forms. I'm not a member, but their resources are open to anyone. I might try my hand at Luc Bat next, I dunno....if I'm going to be in a months' long writer's funk ("block" is such an inaccurate word!) anyway, I may as well learn something while I'm writing "exercise" poems to keep my pencil sharp! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
-- And doesn't Terry Clitheroe look like a great guy? He's got "Poet" written all over him! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
A wonderful new resource! Thank you for sharing! |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
am in awe again... your brillant and clever writing always carries me to its imagery-this time, no exception. Hoping all is well with you. miscellanea |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I sincerely believe you can master any poetic form in existence... as well as inventing some that other poets will strive to achieve. *S* Your sharp pencil is more than a match for any "funk"... *G* This is fantastic!! *S* |
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