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Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

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Ontario, CANADA

0 posted 2001-09-07 12:33 PM

Soulmate
time's lasting love
oh, do desires come true?
I only have to gaze at you
our ecstasy is born of fantasy
where dreams become reality
soaring high on fate's sigh
beneath God's smile
soulmate

By Melissa P. Monette

A rictamater is similar to a cinquain
it consists of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 syllable lines
the first and last line must coincide

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

Duncan
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since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

1 posted 2001-09-07 12:40 PM

I am so impressed with the discipline of this structure. Beautiful poem!

cpalmer
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since 2001-06-26

Posts 977
Phoenix, Az

2 posted 2001-09-07 12:53 PM

This is sooo cool!

awesome job! I will have to try one of those..now that I know what it is...thanks for the definition at the bottom!
Cindi

1slick_lady
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since 2000-12-22

Posts 6088
standing on a shadow's lace

3 posted 2001-09-07 02:16 AM

beautiful melissa...helen

cottage
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since 2001-06-21

Posts 138

4 posted 2001-09-07 03:07 AM

love this, love this!!

dgvarner
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since 2000-05-13

Posts 3552
High Springs, Florida

5 posted 2001-09-07 07:34 AM

wonderful! i love this style

and the pics are perfect!

much enjoyed this little ditty

hugs, g

Alan
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since 2000-09-12

Posts 1499
right next door

6 posted 2001-09-07 07:52 AM

Melissa...i love this style of poetry, you did it very well. The poem itself is wonderful and the pictures match it perfectly. Great job
alan

Nightshade

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since 2001-08-31

Posts 13962
just out of reach

7 posted 2001-09-07 01:26 PM

Short and sweet - lovely.

Life is not measured by breaths you take, but by moments that take your breath away.

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

8 posted 2001-09-07 01:28 PM

Melissa - do you think this style will lend itself to a good kitty kicker poem? heh - Incidently, this was a great poem. Nicely thought through.

kaile

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since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

9 posted 2001-09-07 01:32 PM

thanx for the lesson and i liked it when you shaped your ditty into the moon...

sigheyes
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since 2001-04-25

Posts 323
the winds of destiny

10 posted 2001-09-07 02:47 PM

I liked the pictures, and the way you wrote this. I needed that lesson on rictameters. Thank you.

Gentle Spirit
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since 2000-10-09

Posts 13989

11 posted 2001-09-07 03:13 PM

I have to try this. Thanks for the lesson, and the beautiful poem!!

On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free.
~Me~

(I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance~Garth)

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

12 posted 2001-09-07 03:21 PM

Oh, now I see what a Rictameter is!! Thanks for the explanation. I love this!

~Time has cast a spell on you
so you won't ever forget me~

Charisma

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since 2000-09-30

Posts 5906
lost in blue pages

13 posted 2001-09-07 03:25 PM

Great rictameter, I like it a lot!

Charisma

Tiersdin
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since 2000-11-17

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east coast

14 posted 2001-09-07 03:55 PM

All of the above and more!

beautiful!

~Tier

catalinamoon

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since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

15 posted 2001-09-07 06:32 PM

This must be difficult, my mind tends to make rhymes of similar syllabic length in each line.
Nice work.
Sandra

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

16 posted 2001-09-07 08:35 PM

I, Melissa, am a proud hopeless romantic

Thank you everyone for your kind replies~

It's a fun style of poetry to write, I recommend it most highly~

"Poetry is not an opinion expressed...
it is a song that rises from a bleeding
wound...or a smiling mouth"

~Kahlil Gibran~

Dennis L. White
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since 2000-02-17

Posts 1463
Michigan, U.S.A.

17 posted 2001-09-07 08:57 PM

Melissa,
Once again you have worked your romantic magic! I Loved it! Well Done! Dennis :^)

The Rusty Knight
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since 2001-08-29

Posts 414
Texas

18 posted 2001-09-07 09:19 PM

where dreams become reality

this is the true birthpalce of ecstasy...lovely

Death comes not when we cease to breathe, but when we cease to dream.

Chelsea~
Member

since 2001-02-09

Posts 260
Ontario, CANADA

19 posted 2001-09-08 05:59 PM

missy,

I really like
this form of poetry
and i love your
romanticism

[This message has been edited by Chelsea~ (edited 09-08-2001).]

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

20 posted 2001-09-09 05:03 AM

Fantastic...James

Sven

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since 1999-11-23

Posts 14937
East Lansing, MI USA

21 posted 2001-09-10 08:08 PM

perhaps I should name you "The Queen of Romance". . .

no one does it like you my friend. . .

-------------------------------------------------------

To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world.

Topheth
Member

since 2001-09-08

Posts 297
Texas

22 posted 2001-09-10 08:45 PM

Rictameter, interesting. Very nice poem, Honeybee. How self-contained must the lines be?

30
years have given
me nothing less than you
and two daughters who believe me
when I say ‘I love you and I love you.’
So why am I now sitting here
with the cat, with this hurt
and myself, age
30?

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

23 posted 2002-02-08 05:44 PM

(smiles) Ooohhhhhhh...this is sooooooo gorgeous, sweet friend, your loving words always make me smile! (kiss on cheek) May you find your soulmate and embrace like angels forever in loves heaven, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart sweet Melissa, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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