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Terza Rima
Terza Rima is a verse form composed of iambic tercets (three-line groupings). The rhyme scheme for this form of poetry is "aba bcb cdc, etc." The second line of each tercet sets the rhyme for the following tercet and thus supplies the verse with a common thread to link the stanzas. The only time the form changes is at the end of the poem, where the Terza Rima ends with a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet (like, d or dd). There is no limit to the number of lines in Terza Rima.

A symphony of thoughts and words merge and converge within my mind, like a murmuration of birds. Feelings are released and aligned, forming a poem line by line in which tawdry rhymes are refined. My muse claims the talent is mine and that is not entirely wrong, but She's both the polish and shine. I was mute till She tweaked my voice and imbued my poetic pen to spill ink, giving me no choice. I'm like a child in a playpen whose imagination's free to wonder every now and then. Poetry is God's gift to me, I write of what others can't see.

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Unseeking Seeker

Date: 6/13/2023 2:58:00 AM

Indeed, this is how it is

Emile Pinet
Date: 6/13/2023 7:22:00 AM

Thanks, Unseeking; I appreciate your comments, my friend; Emile.

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/12/2023 11:47:00 AM

Hello Emile, we never know when the words will come to us to create poetry. For myself I sometimes wake up with an idea. I named that my ghost writer. She gives me a title and from that I create a poem. I am trying to create a a Tyburn. In between that I'm creating other poems. My friend. Enjoy your day./Darlene\

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 6/12/2023 2:46:00 PM

Hello Emile, Good evening. Yes inspiration can come from any where. Thank you my friend. My friend enjoyyour evening. /Darlene/

Emile Pinet
Date: 6/12/2023 1:02:00 PM

Thanks, Darlene; inspiration can come from the most unlikely places; as always, I enjoy hearing from you, my friend; Emile.