Friday, April 24, 2020

humor week 46, poetry form week 46, (Acrostic Poems)



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Acrostic Poems

 

 

Awesome sunshine
Purple treehouse
Rosemary school
Illinois students
Lily Cheekawood thoughts

Sunday, April 5, 2020

poetry form week 45 : diminishing verse



Diminishing verse offers no origin and very few rules


 the main rule is this: Remove the first letter of end word in previous line.
For example:
  • Line 1 ends with the word “grad”
  • And line 2 ends “rad”
  • Then, line 3 ends “ad”



 example of poetry form  diminishing verse



to Ramsey


life is a beautiful page none of us can think
like a new pen with full blue ink

writing a poem could be queasy
if persist, mother goose do sound easy

curious search on dr. seuss and disneyland
seashore sunset and angry waves in wetland


poetry form week 44, Fibonacci poetry

Fibonacci poetry was founded by Gregory K. Pincus last year as a 6-line poem that follows the Fibonacci sequence for syllable count per line.

For the 6-line poem that means:


  • 1 syllable for first line
  • 1 syllable for second line
  • 2 syllables for third
  • 3 syllables for fourth
  • 5 syllables for fifth
  • 8 syllables for sixth




 example


a
poem
says
a lot of
things, Fibonacci
involves some mathematical theory


number game by definition

0+1=1
1+1=2
1+2=3
2+3=5
3+5=8
5+8=13
8+13=21
13+21=34
21+34=55

etc.


Fibonacci symmetry


a
poem
says
a lot of
things, Fibonacci
involves some mathematical theory
a poem speaks of language arts
minute, Roundelay
Tanka or
even
free
verse



poetry form week 43, Imayodun Poems



 Imayodun Poems is a korean poetry from, rooted from imayo sudan adventure from italy, 
which is set to add music to listeners or readers

4 line
12 syllables


or

8 lines
48 syllables



example of  Imayodun poetics



his figures play along the keyboard--audience sit inside a wall
eyes pinned into a line-shadow casts over floors
his mind tracing back to Tang dynasty -lychee tasted without eating
his arm fuels energy within-tough piano cries hard


if we break at the caesura of each line, we get a poem such as below

his figures play along the keyboard
audience sit inside a wall
eyes pinned into a line
shadow casts over floors
his mind tracing back to Tang dynasty
lychee tasted without eating
his arm fuels energy within
tough piano cries hard

poetry form week 42, Minute poem

the minute poem, or tiny rhyming lyric,
is a good for of expression that sings out nicely,

The rules are rather simple:
  • 3 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas)
  • 8 syllables in the first line of each stanza
  • 4 syllables in the remaining lines of each stanza
  • rhyme scheme: aabb/ccdd/eeff
  • written in strict iambic meter


example of Minute poem


"inches of life span"


we do count our days inches by inches
from Sunday to Saturday
we trust our faith
we invent hour glass in awesome accuracy

Monday is a day to begin working
either as a queen
or as a king
to the magical kingdom of acceleration of wit written

in case, say, there maybe a vacation
when we fly high
to expand our unfulfilled dreams
magic could upgrade our brain

poetry form week 41, tanka

tanka is a Japanese poetic form.
  the tanka would be a 5-line, 5-7-5-7-7 syllable poem



example


Mozarts waltmanson
whirlpool freeze in the background
light years
as i listen to chopin
victoria queen dry dullness out

poetry form week 40, Villanellemots




always rhyming with humor, which sets :Villanellemots" profound
 The villanellemots  consists of five tercets and a quatrain with line lengths of 8-10 syllables. The first and third lines of the first stanza become refrains that repeat throughout the poem.


example of Villanellemots



 Tarofranks


 
Lawyers are not paid to be nice;
they’re expected to always win.
one can say it once, say it twice,

.
“If you want to take their advice,
you should know before you begin:
Lawyers are not paid to be nice.”

.
They have their sin; they have their vice–
some with drink, the other with tags.
one can say it once, say it twice,

.
because she’s seen every slice–
including all of poets and novelists,
“Lawyers are not paid to be nice.”

.
But if you have suffered malice
and do not want to sacrifice ,
one can say it once, say it twice,

.
“If you want to win, pay the price;
let the legal process begin.”
Lawyers are not paid to be nice;
one can say it once, say it twice.

poetry form week 39: Roundelay Poems

Technically, the roundelay is any simple lyric poem that uses a refrain, but I found a very interesting version of a John Dryden roundelay in Lewis Turco’s The New Book of Forms. Basically, the roundelay is comprised of just an a rhyme and a b rhyme–with most of the lines acting as refrains.




Here’s an attempt at a Roundelay:

Roundelay, by Robert Lee Brewer



this world is crammed full of liars
lying for love or drugs or gold
& i’m preaching to the choir
so maybe this statement’s not bold:
if liar-liars catch on fire,
why is it i always feel cold?
& i’m preaching to the choir
so maybe this statement’s not bold
where there was love there’s no desire
possibly since i’m getting old
if liar-liars catch on fire,
why is it i always feel cold?
where there was love there’s no desire
possibly since i’m getting old
now it’s like i’m set to retire
& watch every sunset unfold
if liar-liars catch on fire,
why is it i always feel cold?
now it’s like i’m set to retire
& watch every sunset unfold
or perhaps i’m caught on a wire
trying to buy all that i’ve sold
if liar-liars catch on fire,
why is it i always feel cold?

poetry form week 38: Qasidatown



inspired by ren powell,   we deduce a poetry from as it is,
all pure great sense making through Poemeleon


example of  Qasidatown


And this
garden
a
half-gesture
the
smooth-stiff coat of newborn
morning wet
clings to a neigh
The broad
touch of maple leaves
falls on my
shoulders
           russet coaxing
(from
“Mingo Oak”)
He left a
razor in the soap dish
          a slick
poltergeist
          a festering
splinter
          a red and white exit sign


a different approach to Qasidatown


Tomorrowl and has new attractions
though everything is still a shiny plastic
with sticky finger touch and mouth and
hips
and handrails hot then cold through
every shadow
That day I stood beside the
ticket-taker
and watched the people in the plastic
cars
as some climbed out and others took
their places
the cars would spin but never stop or
slow
Like luggage on a banded carousel
the people disappeared behind a wall
but reappeared inside a glass-like
tube
that tapered into shrinking into
snowflakes

poetry form week 37, sijo

This Korean poetic form is only three lines long, but a lot is packed into those three lines. Here’s a quick rundown according to bob lee brewer
  • 3 lines in length, averaging 14-16 syllables per line (for a poem total of 44-46 syllables).
  • Line 1 introduces the situation or theme of the poem.
  • Line 2 develops the theme with more detail or a “turn” in argument.
  • Line 3 presents a “twist” and conclusion.

example of poetry form Sijo




  • Line 1: 3-4-4-4
  • Line 2: 3-4-4-4
  • Line 3: 3-5-4-3



 "Yerinzuo" title


he tells me we're always fine, but  i think he and i are apart
sun and moon mountain and ocean all attract yet distract
if they weren't distinct, I tell him, life world be flat without purpose

poetry form week 36, skeltonic verse


Named after its originator, John Skelton, skeltonic verse has a few simple rules:
  • Lines are short with two or three stresses…
  • …with irregular rhymes…
  • …rhythms…
  • …and bonus points for alliteration.




to dylan thomas, by Robert Lee Brewer


forgive me sweet dylan
if i sound like a villain
who’s out for a killin’
but i’m no father’s keeper
& i don’t fear the reaper
or the late night creeper
nor rage against dying
as the living are crying
& all self-denying
the world & its trying
way of defying
our hopes & our dreams
once more than it seems
in the glare of the light
on this fragile good night
when we burn & we rave
with our elegant wave
from the almighty hearse
as we cough & we curse
in our skeleton verse
we go gentle you know
with death not our foe
but a friend we must meet
& joyfully greet
for where younger ones rage
their elders just age
& reset the stage
for the beaus & the belles
with their swift villanellemots
as they open the play
with the bold words they say
against both night & day
as our lives fade away

poetry form week 35: zampairus



zampairus, not haiku, not senryu, yet zampairus are 5 7 5 syllable pattern with superb poetic sense



come to a place  --an example of Zampairus


Emily takes the hint
exercise without knowing , then
new door opens mi fac

poetry form week 34, Ovillejos



The ovillejo is an old Spanish form popularized by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). This 10-line poem is comprised of 3 rhyming couplets (or 2-line stanzas) and a quatrain (or 4-line stanza).
The first line of each couplet is 8 syllables long and presents a question to which the second line responds in 3 to 4 syllables–either as an answer or an echo.
The quatrain is also referred to as a redondilla (which is usually a quatrain written in trochaic tetrameter) with an abba rhyme pattern. The final line of the quatrain also combines lines 2, 4, and 6 together.
As such, here’s how the whole poem comes together (line-by-line):
Line 1: a rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 2: a rhyme in 3-4 syllables
Line 3: b rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 4: b rhyme in 3-4 syllables
Line 5: c rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 6: c rhyme in 3-4 syllables
Line 7: c rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 8: d rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 9: d rhyme in 8 syllables
Line 10: (Line 2) (Line 4) (Line 6)


 an example of Ovillejos


when do you paint a sunburned face?
On April 5th

where do you find a wooden tooth?
in a newcomb booth

out of where do all people hook?
in a book

and if a poem reads unfurled
like foggy winter car window,
don't reject limericks to a widow
on april 5th in a newcomb booth ---in a book