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Beauty To Behold

Beauty To Behold ( The Minute Poem) Of all beauty that meets the eye Bright sunny sky Reaches through earth For all that’s worth Flowers of hope continue to grow Within spring glow Beauty with care Dainty and fair For every green gift and grace Shows nature’s face All joy of sight Suns guiding light
The Minute Poem is a rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff

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Date: 2/18/2013 2:32:00 PM
This is a gem, Erich. I will try this form as I have not heard of it. Thanks for sharing. Totally enjoyed! Always, Annalise
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Erich Goller
Date: 2/18/2013 3:50:00 PM
thank you very much Annalise,I'm glad you liked the poem and form.Hugs!Erich
Date: 2/1/2013 1:08:00 PM
Erich, (whatever you call it ..... I'm good to rhyme in Norwegian .... but it is completely "wrong" when it is translated into English. ) for me it's just gorgeous! - Have a nice weekend. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/1/2013 1:11:00 PM
thank you very much Anne Lise,I'm glad you liked the poem.Hugs!Erich

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