For this installment in the series we have the Mirrored Refrain form of poetry.
This form uses the following format xaBA, xbAB, xaBA, xbAB and carrying on with the same format as long as you want but it should be a minimum of three quatrains and you don’t have to worry about metrical length. In this format the x line does not rhyme, a and A rhyme, b and B rhyme. The last two lines of the first quatrain are used throughout the poem and alternate back and forth…you will see this in the poem I have written below. It is my feeling that it would be ok to link multiple Mirrored Refrains together as one poem.
Sadly I know nothing more about this form of poetry than what I have written above so for this one there will be no history tidbit. Since there is no history tidbit with this one I will add something else…what does a poem say?
When you read a poem do you just read the words and take them for face value? If you do you should not.
What lies beneath the surface and between the lines…the range of emotion…the feeling of the words?
Can you see…can you feel, can you hear what is being said? A good poem takes you beyond the words…beyond the form and the rhythm and lets you feel the emotion of the poem. A great poem takes you into the poets mind and makes you feel what the poet felt as pen touched paper. Poetry is unique to the individual no matter what form is used…or no form at all. Every poem reflects an aspect of the poet even if the poet tries to deny it…the poem did not write itself.
As always...if there is anything you know and want to share about this form of poetry please let us know.
Eternal love
Can you see the look in my eye?
My love for you shining bright
Just you and me upon this earth
Twinkling like stars in the night
Within my eyes you can see my soul
Two souls now one…coupled from birth
Twinkling like stars in the night
Just you and me upon this earth
With every look my love is seen
In the ethereal realm never dark always light
Just you and me upon this earth
Twinkling like stars in the night
With every touch my love is known
Waiting…longing to be reunited upon our rebirth
Twinkling like stars in the night
Just you and me upon this earth
(Edit #1 added type of poem to the subject line)
Last edited by Eiregirl on Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:01 pm; edited 2 times in total
Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:44 am
animaanna
Joined: 22 Aug 2005
Posts: 323
Location: Portland, OR
Oh I like this... very much. The lines chosen for refrain speak volumes all by themselves.
I'd like to see a kyrielle, as I have no idea what that is.
i like what you are doing here, and i am sure the more inexperienced poets are getting some very useful insights to poetry in general as well.
and i just have to tell you that i think you are a wonderfully talented poet, eire, keep it up!
regards
ghost
ps i have some examples of acrosticons, if you'd like to use them sometime.
ghost,
I thank you very much for your reply and compliments...hugsss.
I hope and believe that even experienced poets will learn and find something useful in this series of poems.
Hugging you tight and thanking you very much.
Eiregirl
Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:35 am
ghost
Joined: 06 Nov 2005
Posts: 2828
Location: MIA
hmmm... lol, yes of course, experienced poets included!!
speaking of which, i had better get writing again soon....
regards
ghost
Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:48 am
Tas_Passion_Godess
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
Posts: 578
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Good write AS ALWAYS! love what your doing here, learning something new.
Hugs
Tas _________________ My future is planted in the past, though my life is changing fast, who i am is who i want to be.
Life is not the amount of breath you take. It is the moments that take your breath away.
Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:31 pm
Linda Bray
Joined: 22 Aug 2004
Posts: 4052
Evee,
Brilliant!! I am enjoying this experiment of yours very much!! Well done sweet one...well done. I'd like to see what you can do with epic poetry!! I hope your day is a good one. Take good care.
Big hugs,
Linda _________________ a poets heart is never empty....
Linda Bray
Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:43 pm
Hawaiian
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Posts: 816
Location: Transplanted to Africa
Eire,
I too am enjoying your poetry class. Eire, you are brilliant and oh so bold for tackling this task.
May I suggest a limited time poll, for the next in the series...and I'd vote for the limerick, but like Linda, I am anxious to see what you and the muse Calliope have in store for an epic.
Aloha,
~Hawn _________________ 'A'a i ka hula, e waiho i ka hilahila i ka hale.
Dare to dance, leave your shyness at home.
quote:Originally posted by Linda Bray:
Evee,
Brilliant!! I am enjoying this experiment of yours very much!! Well done sweet one...well done. I'd like to see what you can do with epic poetry!! I hope your day is a good one. Take good care.
Big hugs,
Linda
Linda,
I thank you very much and I am enjoying this as well
I am currently working on an epic (Tas wanted an epic also) but it is going to take a while to do that one so I will probably do a couple of other in between before the epic is complete.
I too am enjoying your poetry class. Eire, you are brilliant and oh so bold for tackling this task.
May I suggest a limited time poll, for the next in the series...and I'd vote for the limerick, but like Linda, I am anxious to see what you and the muse Calliope have in store for an epic.
Aloha,
~Hawn
Hawaiian,
Thank you for the compliments...you too will have to wait for the epic...it will take a while to complete. They are long!
I like your idea to add a poll...on the first one I wrote I put a time limit for responding to the vote...will have to figure out how to add a poll...just thinking to myself at the moment...maybe I could put 4 or 5 in a poll with each poem and for the next one take out the one that was used and add a different one...hmmmm
I like your idea
Hugs you tight mmmm,
Evee
Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:51 am
maryj
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Posts: 315
i really enjoy your poetry and i really really like what you are doing in this series you are doing
Eiregirl
Beautiful poem.
Your words about poetry are so true. Poetry is a gateway not only to the mind of the poet but also the heart and soul of that person and I beleive you can tell alot about that person through the words they write.
Thanks for sharing with us again and the time and effort you have put into helping us understand the different forms.
Hugs you tight
Irisheyes
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