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Post by Brigid Briton on Feb 5, 2012 9:46:10 GMT -6
A discussion about poem I recently posted (and called a gogyohka) is responsible for this challenge. My poem was about the tendencies of some of us to become obsessed with alliteration, and, although it did contain five lines, it really wasn't a traditional gogyohka. Here it is: her lips drip the sweetest alliteration wonderful words tumbling tirelessly flowing flawlessly Read more: poetry-here-and-now.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=haiku&action=display&thread=1158#ixzz1lWRnajywSo, rather than writing a "gogyohka", I challenge you to write a five line poem about some aspect of poetry, or poetic tendencies. It can rhyme or not, it's up to you, but it should be relatively light-hearted or ironic. As dustandwater suggested, we can call this new form "Five For Fun" What are you waiting for? (For fun, of course!)  |
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Post by SweetSilverBird on Feb 5, 2012 19:21:38 GMT -6
Here you go, Brigid.. a slur against the pain of lyric writing within a tough format. ;p
Five lines, five words long
might make a heartbreak song
The syntax not so strong
Only hearing on and on
(that)My baby's done me wrong!
s'all I got.. next!
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Post by Brigid Briton on Feb 5, 2012 20:31:20 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2012 15:26:13 GMT -6
The habit I have
Is to always make sure
That the first line that’s written
Is the same as the last - that’s
The habit I have.
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Post by Brigid Briton on Feb 9, 2012 15:56:46 GMT -6
Hi Chris, Welcome to our forum. This is a great entry! I hope you'll take some time to check out the other areas of our forum. We have some really great people here but can always use more!  |
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Post by A Friend on Mar 28, 2012 11:16:41 GMT -6
Dear Brigid, What fun! I can't think of a poem to post here right now but I'm enjoying this forum and the challenges you have posted. I will be back!  |
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Post by Still a Friend on Apr 4, 2012 11:16:12 GMT -6
Hi poets! Sorry it took me so long to come up with a poem about poetry. You'd think that it would be the easiest thing in the world. This one is about how I (and probably most of us) learned about poetry. In my own case, I got tired of being "hen-pecked" so I usually write in free verse, not to say that there is anything at all wrong with rhyming The brood of chicks finds comfort in the familiar boundaries set by the mother hen called Rhyme. |
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Post by Brigid Briton on Apr 4, 2012 12:59:03 GMT -6
Hi "Friend"
This one made me smile although I'm not so sure that all of our rhyming poets will like being compared to "chicks".
Free verse is more my preference too, as far as writing goes, although I do enjoy all types of poetry when it comes to reading.
Thanks for this and all the other comments you posted.
Brigid
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Post by Reilley on Apr 16, 2012 10:51:56 GMT -6
Father of a Poet
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I pause in the hallway hearing the keyboard clatter in spurts.
She knows, in the way that daughters have that I am there listening.
She asks me for a rhyme to the word ‘garage’.
Dismisses my offer of ‘massage’, accepts my ‘corsage’.
Clatters on.
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Post by Brigid Briton on Apr 17, 2012 6:19:25 GMT -6
Awesome response, Reilley! How exciting it must be to see (or hear) evidence that your poetic DNA has been passed on! |
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Post by dustandwater on Apr 17, 2012 8:52:26 GMT -6
Reilley, I love this.
As a Northern Englander, I would have to rhyme 'garage' with 'message' or 'courage'!
-D&W
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Post by Reilley on Apr 18, 2012 7:23:06 GMT -6
Thanks for your appreciation.
I never considered accents and how they affect rhymes. That sounds to me like a path to a clever word wrestle! hmmmmmm.
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