The Topical Tree Poetry -The Joy of Life
THE JOY OF LIFE
SNOWBALLING
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the joy of life
snowballing
I've tried and tried to entice
belief in that all snowballs end up thawing
the joy of life
is quickly going to disappear
I've tried and tried to entice
belief in our need for fresh air
the joy of life
is hanging by a thread
I've tried and tried to entice
to do what's right before we all end up dead
the joy of life
why can't the human race understand
I've tried and tried to entice
that what we are doing isn't grand
the joy of life
what will it take to convince
I've tried and tried to entice
nigh too late my face crinkled with a wince
the joy of life
we were warned, now all gone
I've tried and tried to entice
could this be our swansong
joy
glad
mirth
joking
smiling
laughing
happiness
fulfilment
pleasurable
enjoyability
deliciousness
accomplishment
death
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'The Topical Tree'
A new form of poetry just invented by me, utilising, the 'shape' poetry format overall, with the 'snowball' poetry form for the trunk, and any form that makes for a good canopy. The subject material must be "topical", ie, trending, current, historical, events.
The format: The canopy; any form of poetry, 1 stanza, no restraint on the number of lines. Lines not to exceed 12 syllables.
The 'trunk'; a form referred to as a snowball. It starts with the smallest word alluding to the topic, then using synonyms increase in size by 1* letter, ending in an antonym, refer to my example poem. The whole must be centered.
* Try to make the trunk branchless, the odd knobbly bump or hole not a problem. (The latter will happen at times).You can by hitting the space bar make the branch/es, hole/s appear on one side of the trunk, Or the other, just an afterthought ;-) Mick
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