Carolyn Devonshire Poet Lyric

New Deal

New Deal

Black Tuesday
     October 1929
     Vanishing wealth; stocks decline

Great Dust Bowl
     Windstorms and drought, top soil gone
     Breadbasket empty; nature’s con

FDR
     He’s the man, New Deal imposed
     Opportunities renewed; hopes rose

New Deal Reigns
     Work offered by the CCC
     Saves the lost American dream

Recession Echo
     The winter plunge 2009
     Who will save our dreams this time?

Reality Knocks
     Frustration with Congress, current events
     November elections a time to vent

New Deal Needed
     Americans looking for leadership
     Power from sheep about to be stripped



*For Constance, a Rambling Poet’s “Create your own form, maybe?” contest
By Carolyn Devonshire
I work frequently in this form that I choose to call “Headline Couplets.”  It includes a 
headline followed by rhyming couplets that address the concept, person or event in 
the first line of three-line verses.  Probably inspired by my years as a journalist.

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Robert A. Dufresne December 11, 2010 at 3:33 PM Hi Carolyn. You called this one alright. Thank God some of the power was stripped but not enough.Soup mail

Sara Kendrick November 23, 2010 at 2:45 PM Congratulations on your win in this fine contest..Sara

Andrea Dietrich November 15, 2010 at 8:46 PM Glad to see this make the top ten, Carolyn. Congratulations!

Carol Sunshine Brown November 15, 2010 at 10:07 AM Congratulations on your win Carolyn in Constance's contest "Create Your Own Form, Maybe?". Love, Carol

Dr Hitendra Mehta November 14, 2010 at 11:56 PM Carolyn ... Congrats on big win in the contest....Luv/Best wishes.....Hitendra Mehta

Tahera Mannan November 14, 2010 at 9:12 PM Your headline couplets were terrific. I love the form and flow. Many congratulations for this win.

Joyce Johnson November 14, 2010 at 1:29 PM What a wonderful form. So apt and current. I was there through all of these changes. Congratulations, Carolyn. Love, Joyce

Charles Melody Lightning Ink November 14, 2010 at 8:22 AM congrats mother on your well deserved win. i love your poem and form, brilliantly beautiful. Doris Culverhouse did a poem for me, i was elated. this is the first contest i have ever joined since i started writing poems(excluding one in a million contest, because i entered wrongly) thank God i made it. Love, Lightening Ink.

Nette Onclaud November 14, 2010 at 7:12 AM Applause for your well-deserved win, constance... and deepest thanks for citing mine in your contest.. much appreciated! warmest, nette

Dr.Ram Mehta November 14, 2010 at 4:19 AM Congratulations on this well deserved win, Carolyn

John Loving Iii November 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM great styly. John H Loving III

John Loving Iii November 11, 2010 at 9:53 AM i remember FDR and John Baner is no FDR. john

L'Nass Shango November 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM Carolyn, call it "tabloid" it brings the truth to into conversation using the couplets. I love it.

Robert A. Dufresne November 10, 2010 at 2:24 AM yes cool form or format. Leadership is what is needed. Good leadership...and sheep that will stop acting like ostriches.Seems we are on a slippery slope without brakes. Great poem.

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen November 7, 2010 at 4:00 AM Great form, Carolyn! And wise historical insights presented. Good luck in the contest. (Go see my new facebook photos...11/6/10 album = 102nd Birthday Celebration Love you. I hope all is going well. You remain in my prayers. Lovingly, Dane Ann

Duncan Chappell November 6, 2010 at 9:11 PM excellent peace once again duncan

Andrea Dietrich November 6, 2010 at 2:59 PM Very interesting form to show us here, Carolyn. Hey, between FDR and today, lots of headlines missing. REmember how hard things got in the 80's too? So many ups and downs. And now everything is so interconnected, I greatly fear the crash coming next! Luv, Andrea

John Freeman November 5, 2010 at 6:22 PM Smile "Headline Couplets? Maybe!! Best of wishes. Quite a unique idea on Constance's part for a contest. Agape, MOses

Diane Locksley November 2, 2010 at 7:24 AM Hey I like the idea of "headline couplets." This is a cool, new form and you work well in it. Good luck in the contest. Best to you, Diane

Honesty Oimbo November 2, 2010 at 2:01 AM the form is excellent. why didn't you call it journalistic couplet form?

Carol Sunshine Brown November 1, 2010 at 11:50 AM Bravo Bravo ~~Magnificent~~ I see a headline saying WINNER here Carolyn. Love, Carol

Eamon Duffin October 31, 2010 at 3:18 PM Great Idea Carolyn and so topical and well written. Perhaps you can help. I have written something that has 4 lines of prose followed by 4 lines of rhyming couplets. Am loathe to put it in for fear of being wrong, ( I'm new to this). Any Advice. Thanks, Eamon

Carrie Richards October 31, 2010 at 12:34 PM How creative and informative you are Carolyn. This new form could easily be adapted as a Souper addition to the Soup! How I remember my parents talking of FDR's New Deal....who would dream that in this day and age...we would be looking for another 'new deal' ?? Well done! ~ love, Carrie

Audrey Haick October 31, 2010 at 12:02 PM Brilliant, Carolyn!! The development of this new form will be part of your legacy some day! This is going to my favs!!Great applause for you, dear. Just sent you SM..Much love to you. Always, Audrey

Sheri Fresonke Harper October 31, 2010 at 11:22 AM Fun idea to do headlines, good luck on the contest, you have quite the history lesson here.

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