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Burnt-out logs on firedogs, by Suzette Richards - image generated.

Like burnt-out logs on ice-cold firedogs nudge, emotions crumble at tentative touch. In Iambic Pentameter: Stressed syllables are in bold.

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Di11y Da11y

Date: 4/19/2023 7:35:00 AM

Interesting poem Suzette, full of imagery. Also looks very clever and academic :)

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/20/2023 2:12:00 AM

haha .. :)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/19/2023 11:10:00 PM

I had a lot of fun hearing my Greek friend who grew up in Australia pronounce the tube station stops when she first moved to London :D

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 11:05:00 PM

Just for fun: When we read the name, for example, ‘Southwark’ (where Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was rebuild—London, UK), we might mistakenly pronounce it: ‘south’ + ‘wark’. However, the locals pronounce it ‘su-thuk’ (‘u’ as in the word ‘up’). BBC presenters pronounce Southwark as 'Suvuk', and by others: 'Suv-urk', 'Suth-urk', 'Suv-erk', etc.

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 10:26:00 AM

Re your comment below. Yes, it can really mess up a good poem when you try to juggle General American and British English, for Example: try to explain 'Southwark', when there are at least half a dozen dialect pronouncements of the name in the UK alone ... Lol

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 10:21:00 AM

Thanks, DD

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/19/2023 6:03:00 AM

Very nice! Love the use of “firedogs” Your poem so rich in meaning and imagery!

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 10:22:00 AM

Thanks, Kim

Daniel Turner

Date: 4/19/2023 3:29:00 AM

Interesting, Suzette. I'm guessing here but by rhyme you mean spelling and or phonetically, correct? Because my southern dialect doesn't pronounce crouch (ouch) like touch (much)

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/19/2023 7:33:00 AM

Your comment makes me realise I hadn't thought about people's accents much at all! How different we'll all sound from what is likely imagined :D

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/19/2023 3:59:00 AM

it's all good

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 3:58:00 AM

I welcome it. I'm rushing as my electric supply will go off in a few min for 4 hours due to the rolling blackouts in my country. Sorry.

Daniel Turner
Date: 4/19/2023 3:51:00 AM

Wasn't trying to be rude. just looking for a little more enlightenment.

Suzette Richards
Date: 4/19/2023 3:49:00 AM

Lets just go with "Eye Rhyme", if it is alright with you? Well spotted, Daniel. I'm thinking "clutch" & "touch". What do you think?