At dVerse Grace is hosting Poetry Forms with an invitation to write a ‘Sparrowlet’ which is an invented form by Kathrine Sparrow (a variation of a Swap Quatrain). For details of how to write a Sparrowlet follow the link below. In brief a Sparrowlet is written –
Stanzaic, any number of sixains. Sylabic, iambic tetrameter. Rhymed (BbabaA) L1 and L6 of each stanza are written in two hemistichs or half lines. The two halves of L1 are inverted to form L6.
dVerse Poets – Poetry Forms – Sparrowlet
“Something about the howling of a wolf took a man right out of his here and now and left him in a dark forest of mind ….” George RR Martin
The Dogs The dogs adrift, outside this night bring vivid dreams of a howl in fright, my nerves are frayed my mood is rift, unsettled in this dark seeking light, my survival now just grift as outside this night, the dogs adrift. Visions of bite, so fill my mind my science of old is a bind, and yet I stand and here I fight resisting all the fear of kind, holding on and not taking flight, so fill my mind, visions of bite. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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That is amazing – I don’t know how you did that complex form so well
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Thank you, it was indeed a challenge.
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The darkness of the mind. So well done, Paul.
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Yes, on so many levels, many thanks Merril
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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That was superbly done…but more than that, if there ever was a parable about Ukraine right now, this is it…
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Many thanks Ain, you saw it clearly.
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I feel this fright every night, as coyotes stalk our woods.
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Ah, a little bigger than our dingoes – and more threatening I assume.
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Threatening for our little dogs for sure. One caught a rabbit in our backyard, so they are always about.
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That close, well no wonder you’re concerned.
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This poem sent a chill down my spine. I particularly like “visions of bite.” I’ve never seen fear expressed quite this way.
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Yes, I was trying to find a way through the feeling and that fitted with dogs so well, I found the writing chilling, so much evil, the Ukraine situation not least.
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I think “visions of bite” really taps a primal fear.
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Yes, it does for me too, thank you Liz 🙂
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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I like the way Martin uses wolves in GoT. They are the familiars of the Stark Family.
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I love those books/videos.
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Many thanks Michael 🙂
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Wow! Even thought this metric remembers me more on a chemical formula, the resulting poem is fantastic, Paul! Thanks for sharing, and have a beautiful weekend! xx Michael
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You live in a part of the world that knows war and conflict too well, its in the fabric of history, it is very personal I’m sure.
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Complex form. Simple emotion. Well done!
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Thank you so much for that Patricia.
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Oh, the fear we all feel… and then I can feel that coming from Ukraine in the wind.
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Yes, that ill wind.
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Scary!
-David
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That yellowy eye, beware. Thank you David.
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