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Poetry: August 02, 2017 Issue [#8419]

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 This week: Do You Have a Minute?
  Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3
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About This Newsletter




"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."

Gustave Flaubert




"You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you."

Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)





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Do You Have a Minute? Moment Sharing Poetry



Work this time of year is particularly draining, everyone needs something yesterday. Sometimes I can help, but other things are completely out of my hands. This frustration is as equally draining as the rush. So, on my days off I do my best to relax and have fun in between errands.

My most recent foray into this relaxation time I took some of the kids to Rainbow Springs. I went for the waterfalls located there, since I’m not really interested in the inner tubing, swimming or kayaking—at least not this day. Once we found the place, and believe me that wasn’t easy since there were three different entrances that were several miles and turns apart, we started exploring.

We walked and talked and took pictures of the waterfalls and nature. As we made our way through the park we discovered something interesting. This state park used to be an amusement park back in the 1930’s. We didn’t know that until we stumbled upon the remains of a zoo, and even then we didn’t fully know what to make of the ruins that now only held the occasional lizard or squirrel. It was eerie seeing the broken shells of exhibits. We imagined the pre- WWII visitors who once walked the brick pathways we were. It was only later, when we found a sign we had passed in the beginning that we fully understood what we walked through.

I just shared my recent adventure and why I wanted to take it. These were many of the moments of my past week. Some of the best poetry I’ve seen is a sharing of a minute in time. Take some of the fun, crazy, frustrating, enjoyable, and even boring moments and create some poetry with them.


I’m sharing a poetry form that is all about this sharing of a moment. Have fun using this or any poetry form to share your moments in time.


Minute

This form was invented by Verna Lee Hinegardner, and was created about fifty years ago. The form name is representative of the poet’s goal. “It captures a momentary mood or moment in time.” (Study and Writing of Poetry, 133).


MUST HAVES

--One stanza, twelve lines.

--Meter: iambic. Syllable count as follows: 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4, 8, 4, 4, 4.

--Rhyme: aabbccddeeff


COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?

--Topic.

--Theme.

--Tone.



SOURCE NOTES:


The Study and Writing of Poetry. Edited by Wauneta Hackleman. Revised by Amy Jo Zook. Whitston Publishing Company. 1996.



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Editor's Picks



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Forged in Winter  [E]
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The Geese and the Willow  [E]
Nature's beauty is everywhere you look. The geese find their spot under the willow.
by intuey

Virginity's Seduction  [ASR]
Mother Nature's illustrious seduction!!
by Kathleen

 Neshaminy Creek  [E]
A walk along a stream and into the past
by Stylus

Deer Hearts  [E]
Nature's love.
by 💟Crissy~Hijacked

 The Storm  [E]
How nature moves me
by StephBee

 The Old House  [E]
A nature poem about that old house in the meadow...please look
by VB is catching up

Lady In A Golden Dress  [E]
Autumn is a beautiful lady.
by Brenpoet

 
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