Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 39: (CONTRAST) in the A rhyme line.

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You may, if you wish, make some kind of link between the Haiku Challenge prompt of (CHILD and Grow). and this Décima Challenge of CONTRAST in the A rhyme line. This means you could write a haiku post using the prompt words. Then do a Décima post using this week’s prompt uniting the two with a common message.
The 2 CHALLENGES are SEPARATE but CAN BE combined if YOU CHOOSE to do so.
  • For last week’s Décima Poets’ poems written for the prompt for BASH, click HERE for all their links in one post. A good opportunity to check out some examples of Décima.

****WELCOME TO THE DÉCIMA POETRY CHALLENGE****

Each week we’ll be attempting a Décima, also known as an Espinela, poem.

If you don’t know how to write a Décima, click HERE to go to a post on How to Write an Espinela or Décima Poem.

Or

THE QUICK DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO WRITE A DÉCIMA:

  1. There are 10 lines of poetry that rhyme.
  2. 8 syllables per line.
  3. There is a SET RHYMING PATTERN we must stick to. ABBAACCDDC OR  two stanzas of ABBA/ACCDDC.

THE CHALLENGE PART:

  1. The prompt word given (in the post heading) must appear at the end of one of the given rhyme lines given (in the post heading), either A, B, C, or D. Let’s say for an EXAMPLE we use the word (STABLE) in the D line. ALWAYS DEFER TO THE WORD AND RHYME LINE IN THE POST HEADING. Sometimes I might miss changing those spots in the challenge post.
  2. The other rhyme line(s) should rhyme with the given word (STABLE). Then the other (D) line should rhyme. Words such as Able, Cable, and Fable.
  3. Once you complete your poem pingback and/or copy/paste your post link into the comments blow.

Our Youth Need…

The young have not been so lucky,
their world defined by death and rage,
We had freedom, they have a cage,
locked up safe from the dying spree.

The fool and wisdom disagree,
on how to save democracy.
Our youth drown in hypocrisy,
as blue label fights red label.
They need foundations firm…stable,
with no games of bureaucracy.

If you can’t come up with a Décima using the given prompt, you can use a Synonym instead. I don’t want to stall your creativity, and with the possibility of a synonym, you will certainly write something amazing…or in my case, something that rhymes.

 

ONCE YOU COMPLETE YOUR POEM PINGBACK AND/OR COPY/PASTE YOUR LINK INTO THE COMMENTS BELOW.

  • That way other people can visit your post and check out your poem.
  • You can also put the link of this challenge in your post to let your followers know where to go if they want to participate. This is called a Pingback. This is not mandatory to join in or to put your post link in the comments. Click HERE to find out how to do a Pingback.
  • Reblogging is great as well.

Some people like to copy and paste the challenge image into their posts. That’s okay with me.

Sites to help:

RhymeZone.com
Thesaurus.com
Merriam-Webster.com  Use this site for syllables. I’ve used several online counters and too many have given different counts for the same word, so I use the dictionary now. Also, in some parts of the English speaking world, the syllables may come out in the spoken language a bit differently. And that’s okay. Write to enjoy, too learn, and yes, try to get the syllables right, but above all create and enjoy.

Ronovan Writes Decima Challenge Image

 

 

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17 thoughts on “Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 39: (CONTRAST) in the A rhyme line.”

  1. Yes, The Poem is Called January 6th, 2021

    Here we sit, a ruling at last,
    An electoral finale day.
    There are no more dragons to slay.
    He is now a voice from the past.

    Still, he will scream, rant and contrast
    his fantasy with all that’s real,
    chant he won, cry “the big steal”
    berate, bamboozle, and bellow,
    blame the stars, the other fellow,
    as we await Biden’s New Deal.

    http://www.engleson.ca

    Liked by 2 people

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    • Part 2: Yes, The Poem is Called January 6th, 2021 Later in the Day

      In seconds, chaos moves in fast,
      a fevered Trump-fuelled riot,
      Democracy, once sound, quiet,
      and this disgrace, such a contrast.

      Trump is an actor so miscast,
      a presidential eyesore
      at best, at worst some rotting core,
      a wound at America’s heart
      as we watch civility depart
      and step closer to civil war.

      http://www.engleson.ca

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      • I believe my syllables got a tad silly…
        so, an edit…

        Part 2: Yes, The Poem is Called January 6th, 2021 Later in the Day

        In seconds, chaos moves in fast,
        a fevered Trump-fuelled riot,
        Democracy, once sound, quiet,
        and this disgrace, such a contrast.

        Trump is an actor so miscast,
        a grim presidential eyesore
        at best, at worst a rotting core,
        a gash on America’s heart.
        We watch civility depart
        and inch closer to civil war.

        http://www.engleson.ca

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply

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