 Poetry: December 19, 2018 Issue [#9283] |
This week: It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Poetry Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3  
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"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
"Poetry is the step beyond, which we were about to take, but were not certain of the way."
Carleton Noyes
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It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas: Part 2
It’s inching closer to Christmas day, and I hope you are feeling the joy, family time and making memories, instead of the stress and frustration this time of year can bring.
Today I bring a couple of poetry forms—one new and one I’ve shared before—that make me think of this December holiday.
I wish you peace, joy and love this month and always!
Christ-in-a-Rhyme
About a decade ago Christina Jussaume created this form as a way to remember her mother. When center-aligned it resembles a cross.
MUST HAVES
--Number of lines—15, 3 in each stanza.
--Number of stanzas—5, 3 lines per stanza.
-- Rhymed in the following scheme: AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE
--Meter is syllabic in the following format: 8, 8, 8, 14, 14, 14, 7, 7, 7, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Topic/Theme
Spirit’s Vessel
This is another form from the prolific poetry form creator and poet, Christina R Jussaume. Yet again, it’s a recent form created about a decade ago.
MUST HAVES
--Topic: Spiritual, inspirational, etc.
--Amount of stanzas: Three.
--Amount of lines per stanza: Six.
--Meter is syllabic: six syllables in each line.
--The poem must also have an acrostic feature. The first two stanzas must start with the letters: VESSEL OFYOUR and the final stanza must start with letters that create a final six-letter word of your choosing. Bonus poet points if you can have that final word add a depth of meaning to the rest of the poem.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Any rhyme scheme, including no rhyme scheme.
--The creator suggests the form is justified to the left, but I say go with what feels right to you.
SOURCE NOTES:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2740826.Christina_R_Jussaume
http://the.a.b.c.of.poetry.styles.patthepoet.com/index.html
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/spiritsvessel.html
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/christ.html
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From: Turtle ~ KanyáthƐko:wa:h 
Shared Poem: "The Guide" [E]
Comment: Hello! I had written this a while ago for a contest, but never posted it here due to the rules of the contest. Reading your newsletter reminded me that I had it in my files. The painting is called "Two Men in a Canoe". I have stood at the exact spot where Homer set his easel to paint the image. I hope you like the poem. Marc
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