Abracadabra
Image
Disaster, revenge
Words of bluster and spin
Making failures to look like wins.
Mirrors!
For this weeks Cinquain Poetry Prompt of Magic.
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Gemini
Two sides,
One brain, two hearts
Confusion multiplied
Twice the amount of joy and pain.
Again?
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Keep Moving
Hopeless.
The days, long, and taxing,
With unending smallness,
Fall over my old sanity,
Be strong!
For this weeks Cinquain Poetry Prompt of The Light.
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Remember
Away
To foreign lands
And dreams of saving hopes,
Reality of breaking hearts.
Look back.
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It’s time for a new poetry style and prompt that begins next week.
The Cinquain or more precisely the American Cinquain.
My Example:
Old Days
See how
The sun rises,
Breaking over beauty,
Filling the senses with heaven
Then fades.
You can see the pattern above is as follows…
5 Lines with each a given number of syllables as
2
4
6
8
2
An iambic foot with the stresses by line being
1
2
3
4
1
For the first line of the poem there will be two syllables with one stressed syllable and that one being the second one, which establishes the pattern.
The Cinquain most commonly used is the American Cinquain created by Adelaide Crapsey. Although she did not write down specific rules for composing one of her Cinquains, we have a form from people who have studied her poetry and have found commonalities in her works, those being the syllable and iambic foot, stresses pattern, although the iambic foot is not a requirement. The other characteristic is storytelling, compacting a feeling or scene into a few short lines and syllables.
Two Adelaide Crapsey Cinquain poems:
November Night
Listen . . .
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp’d, break from the trees
And fall.
Trapped
Well and
If day on day
Follows and weary year
On year . . . and ever days and years . . .
Well?
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Strength is found in sympathy,
giving rise to dignity,
while each finds it differently,
people stand alone.
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Once upon a time, you believed you mattered.
That time and space and even seas were shattered.
The space lying between the atoms, a place to dream of better.
All the world weariness and pain soothed letter by letter.
Perils abound around a personal Eden.
The clock slips and the barrier beaten.
A question of doubt, a global event?
Some say a detriment heaven sent.
The atoms collide, the spaces closed.
The seas crashed, time and space… did implode.
Lying broken in a tangled mess, you wonder if you had given your best.
If you did, then what now?
How?
Days go by, the hours flow.
The months pass, the years grow.
Time heals? But does it now?
Or does it hide, cover, and disavow.?
Each disaster must learn how to make a deal.
Even if the contract to carry on is not real.
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Denying the just and good,
for the mortals they never should,
for what have they ever stood,
but self and and glory seven fold?
They wonder why we are dying,
yet to the fools they stay tying,
even knowing they’re lying,
blaming the just and good one.
These human heroes change each day,
subject to what they need they say,
but the good stays even when flayed,
never to shame his name.
My Ovi for this weeks prompt of ROLE MODEL and a how I came up with my idea for it and wrote it.
First, I decided to use the SOCIAL IRONY aspect of OVI. I seem to identify with how everything about society can be ironic. IN this particular case, people choose Role Models that will always fail them at some point. Either the role model will reveal they aren’t really someone to follow, or the person doing the following learns and matures in their thinking and own personal development.
For my poem, I used how people use celebrity as a Role Model. Everyone from pro athletes to music stars, politicians to actors. They all fail in some moment because they are human. Just like you and me.
THE WRITING OF THE POEM
Usually unless it’s a Haiku, I’m not wired to think in syllables. But I’ve been writing Haiku for 10 years now. Every time I begin one, my fingers start counting.
With a new form or one that is more geared toward a them, such as the OVI PROMPT is, not necessarily using the words ROLE MODEL within the poem, I might write a full sentence, a full idea, and then I begin to turn a paragraph into a stanza using the most efficient yet strongest words I can.
In the case above, I stated that people decide to deny the example of Jesus and instead turn to examples that are show in media, glamorized and even idolized by those reporting them to us fair citizens. Yeah, some are awesome. But do I idolize them, or put all my faith that the good things about them are a representation of their entirety? Nope.
By the third stanza I’ve said the human role models are changeable based on needs, whims, and changes of mind and situation. But with Jesus, he never changed, all the way to the cross. Is that fact of fiction? Well, that depends on who you ask, who has done research, and who just plain either wants to believe or doesn’t want to.
THE OTHER POSSIBLE INTERPRETATION
For some you can read the poem as being about a person you picked as being right, who was looked over or denied for the flashy and loud, but who change as need be to remain popular, while your person stays the same and holds fast to their convictions.
The way to freedom is a line,
straight or a meandering vine,
circling and entwines,
never to join the beginning.
Do not think to what came before,
gone to be left evermore,
in the path you score,
what happens in a river?
As troubled water flows it pounds,
eroding till what was left drowns,
tumbling til it washes down,
the stain of its memory.
“You don’t know reality until someone makes fiction of it. Reality needs the completion of fiction.” Tony Wilson
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
“He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” Immanuel Kant
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
“If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.” John F. Kennedy
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
There are so many things, that I cannot see what they mean.
Never knew it was temporary, fool be me.
Reality hits but doesn’t hurt until I feel it.
Making waves is not an occupation but a final destination.
Given a blank check to the heart’s infatuations, to bad the date was an expiration.
My confusion is not an exaggeration.
No longer breathing now I’m alone, can’t scratch the surface of the undertow.
Stories go to the end, but the book never closed.
My words are senseless unless you know.
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Sometimes you don’t need a quote.
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
“The family you come from isn’t as important as the family you’re going to have.” Ring Lardner
And what family do you consider to be the one you have? Is that made up of the biological or those you come to love as if they were biological? And are you allowed to disassociate yourself from the biological if they are of the way you don’t want to be a part of?
Family becomes an interesting word once you begin to break it down. Not the family, but the idea of what makes up a family. (Me just getting thinky lately.)
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
“I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding.” Epicurus
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
Not all life is about life, it’s about living as well.
Playing in the in between moments of need, want, loss, and fear.
Relenting to the everyday only leads to the everyday.
For the Sijo Challenge this past week.
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“Life is a song-sing it. Life is a game-play it. Life is a challenge-meet it. Life is a dream-realize it. Life is a sacrifice-offer it. Life is love-enjoy it.” Sai Baba
Living life without achieving any of that quote is a wasted life. Why else are we here? Simply to exist? To help others exist? It’s our lives-live it.
Use the above links to discover the various interpretations of the word of the week. Don’t limit yourself to the first one that comes to mind. Expand your thinking.
Now we have the Sijo, a Korean form believed to have first been used in the fourteenth century. It is similar in structure to various Japanese forms such as Haiku. As with many forms of poetry, the Sijo became a preferred poetry form of the yangban or ruling class as well as royalty. They were written in Chinese and were originally short songs set to music. The focus of the Sijo is usually nature and contemplation. We’ll try that to begin with.
You should use the word in the title of this post as your inspiration as either a theme of the Sijo or in the poem itself.
There are:
To know how many syllables in a particular word try HowManySyllables.com.
The setting can be nature, a favorite season, or some event of your day. Something, as I mentioned above that can be contemplative in nature.
Within each of the three lines there is usually a pause. You can hear it in the example below. The bold sections are the parts after the pause, or at least as I read/hear them. Reading your Sijo out loud will help with using the correct form.
The following example is considered the oldest Sijo in existence,
The spring breeze melted snow on the hills then quickly disappeared.
I wish I could borrow it briefly to blow over my hair
And melt away the aging frost forming now about my ears.
If I’m counting right there are 15 syllables per line. I think that would be a good target but the pattern is up to you, as per the generally held thoughts on the matter.
As with all of the challenges that have been hosted here be sure to;
Respect Part One
by: Ronovan from Life
Yes
We All
Are Aware
Of Your Ogles
And Your Staring
Of Your Cat Calling
And Of Your Compare
Your Blood Flowing
In One Direction
Your Brain
Caught
Up in
Yes
Crude
Immature
And Vanity
Filled Inspection
Not Anyone’s Piece
Nor Their Property
Nor A MidNight
Boy’s Fantasy
I Am Brains
Beauty
All
You’re
Weak And
Feeble Of Mind
With Ego Fractured
Y’All Don’t Understand
Why We’re To Be A Man
A Mature Being of Life
Appreciates Beauty
Intelligence And
God’s Creative
Masterpiece
Woman Is
For Life
Honor
Love
Air
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