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Our departed loved ones, they remain to rejoice our de-PART/-ed LOVED/ ones THEY/ re-MAIN/ to re-JOICE/ The first and last feet are still anapests. Try this: de-PART/-ed LOVED/ ones STILL/ re-JOICE/ a-LONG/ with US/ Each soul joined within night’s golden circle of love. Some of the relative stresses are difficult to distinguish, and the clearly unstressed adjacent syllables in "CIR-cle of LOVE" deviates from the prescribed pattern. However, I believe we can chalk that one up to Creative License for specific effect. You get extra credit for persistence. Let the creativity flow from your soul! Dave "The Poet's Place " |