A charming man, walking swiftly across, took my canvas in his hand. I saw him touch it slowly. A painting of just a gold and auburn sky and wavy sands was nothing grand but I was happy it was a
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Written for the January challenge of a group- Beyond the Box Thou soar with an abiding spirit Surmount many a stumbling block, Crush those who turn traitors But caringly cloak your flock. Booming cannons thou lullaby, Not just a
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Wrapped Refrain Created by Jan Turner, wrapped refrain consists of two or more stanzas of six lines each. It follows a 8, 8, 8, 8, 12, 12 meter and a rhyming scheme of a, a, b, b, c, c. Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4
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Wrapped Refrain Created by Jan Turner, wrapped refrain consists of two or more stanzas of six lines each. It follows a 8, 8, 8, 8, 12, 12 meter and a rhyming scheme of a, a, b, b, c, c. Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4
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Theme- Harvest Festival Swap Quatrain Created by Lorraine M. Kanter, swap quatrain is a 4-line poetry form wherein the first line is reversed in the fourth line. It follows the AABB,CCDD, EEFF (and so on) rhyming scheme. There is no syllable count restriction.
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Theme- Harvest Festival Melodious strains of the violin blended with inconspicuous chatter at Mayor Vincent Hall on Beach Road, Chennai. The venue for the Industrial Summit, from 11th to 13th January 2024, organized by the Central Federation of Industries basked
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If I were to undertake an adventurous travel- x With the quickly passing time- a To discover the ancient or the imminent,- b It would suit me just fine.- a I might meet my illustrious ancestors -x Or aliens
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Poet’s note: I have tried the Pantoum poetry form. It hails from Malaysia. In this, the poet must repeat(almost) the second and fourth lines of one stanza as the first and third lines, respectively, in the next. Some poets
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Based on lines from a Shakespearian Sonnet- FROM FAIREST CREATURE WE DESIRE INCREASE, THAT THEREBY BEAUTY ‘S ROSE MIGHT NEVER DIE” Nature’s myriad hues across boundless skies, Foster desires that are savoured with pride, Desires swell with oncoming tides of
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When a river of agony spills out as tears And none to quell with a comforting word, Lines of worry drawn across my mind and soul Wish someone could erase it with a single stroke. My search grows feeble and
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