Long Rhyming couplets Poems
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Twelve is the number of months we journey through;
time sprints by, it's true
Eleven sounds for the first line - I reckoned
five for the second
Ten is the count of either fingers or toes;
do cool things with those
Nine Greek muses sometimes seize my pen's control,
whisper to my soul
Twelve is the number of months we journey through;
twelve full moons to view
hundreds of poems, too
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Eight is the count of legs on spooky spiders;
creepy web striders
Seven - lucky number represents perfect;
complete, no defect
Six sides on every cell in the honeycomb;
queen bee's drippy home
Five point emblems on my country's cloth symbol;
there's fifty - nimble!
Eight is the count of legs on creepy spiders;
or four Foo Fighters
sipping rum ciders
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Four Gospels depicting Jesus Christ, the Son;
God's beloved One
Three in One: the focus of church history;
holy mystery
Two is the number which is highly thought of
by couples in love
One is the top spot trophy seekers pursue,
not content with two
Four Gospels depicting Jesus Christ the Son
the conflict he won
risen like the sun
Lipogram
A lipogram is a composition from which the writer systematically omits
a certain letter or letters of the alphabet (in this case, the letter 'a').
Half-Eleven
Shout out to Soup's own Nina Parmenter, creator of the Half-Eleven: An eleven-line poem consisting of four rhyming couplets and one final rhyming tercet (three-liner).
Syllable counts and rhyme scheme as follows:
11 (A)
5* (a)
11 (B)
5* (b)
11 (C)
5* (c)
11 (D)
5* (d)
Then a closing tercet of EITHER:
11 (A) (Exact repeat of line 1) 5* (a)
5* (a) ~ OR ~ 5* (a)
5* (a) 11 (A) (Exact repeat of line 1)
[*5 syllables is best, but the odd sixth syllable is allowed in these shorter lines if you deem it absolutely Poetically Necessary!]
With sincere thanks to Nina!
written 3 Sep 2020
Take away the memories burning within my heart.
Rid me of grief I've felt since we were torn apart.
Offer me a brew of magical potion so I can forget
This wretched anguish born from things that I regret.
Songs of sorrow stumble me; I can't listen any more
Sedate me with wine until I lie cradled on the floor.
Echoes of his voice have left my emotions oppressed.
There is no consolation, and my heart cannot find rest.
Please allow my dire heartache a semblance of peace.
I am drowning in misery and desperately seek release.
Often plagued by thoughts that easily overpower me.
How much longer will this strife last until I am free?
How do I bury yesterday's burdens in the ground?
Must I mourn forever, in black ash cloth gowned?
April 13, 2021
Rhyming Couplets Contest
Sponsor: Janice Canerdy
cat and mouse life keeps me busy all day,
work late, earn some money so I can pay!
At work have a difficult boss to please,
when back home with wife, problem doesn’t cease!
weekends home should be for love rest and peace,
But have to do home chores can’t rest with ease!
two teenagers home are such a menace,
their day lost texting or fancy romance!
Friends invite me to a round of beer, golf,
but wife has ears on like a pack of wolf!
I dread weekends her mother comes to stay,
would saved problems, if her husband was gay!
look forward sometimes to game of football,
dog keeps company, my only true pal!!
why give up freedom to end up in mess?
hope against hope but problems won’t regress!
Written 21/03/2021
10 syllables each Iambic pentameter
Janice Canerdy sponsored
Rhyming Couplets contest!
rhymes checked at rhyme zone.com
CRISS-CROSS
Hill was criss-crossed on net- work of tea plants.
While walking, I observed long queue of ants.
Ants to cross road from one side to other.
People coming, crossing, did not bother.
I am to watch minutely for minutes.
Being disturbed by steps, for moments row splits.
All disciplined to form prompt a new row.
Odor of ants is signal to follow.
I took a little leap to cross the queue.
A dazzling dew drop came into my view.
It is enjoying smart behavior
of wonderful species, being admirer.
Curiosity-appreciation
rejoiced to meet at a cross-connection.
Third place in 'Cross' Contest
First Place
'MARCH WEEK 1 2019' Contest by Brian Strand
'Rhyming Couplets' Contest by Janice Canerdy
I cannot say how poems come to be-
from just one thought to full reality.
I cannot say how I hunt down my words
to image themes like nature, flowers, birds.
Or then select a form to fit the theme;
be it free verse, haiku, or rhyming scheme.
Or count the syllables for metered flow;
select the feet of two or more to show
a rhythm, smooth or anapestic dance
to make the words behave or wildly prance.
Or think I'm done, but then see that I'm not;
to then rewrite and add what I forgot.
From just one thought to full reality-
I cannot say how poems come to be.
April 29, 2016
~1st Place~
Contest: Rhyming Couplets
Sponsor: Janice Canerdy
Judged: 05/25/2021
~9th Place~
Contest: Preterition
Sponsor: Sara Kendrick
Judged: 05/17/2016
Preterition is a poetic technique: drawing attention to
something by claiming to omit it, but then really defining it
by actually saying what you claim you cannot say.
Form: Couplet / Iambic Pentameter
I will sing to you in Russian
Recite to you in Greek
Converse in any language
That you deign to speak
I will follow you through Hades
Protect you from its fire
Look at you adoringly
Object of my desire
I will save your seat
While you enjoy the dance’
Protect you with my shield
Defend you with my lance
I will walk on hot coals
If it brings you delight
Wrap you in my cloak
To warm you in the night
Willingly and freely
I pledge to do all this
For the merest brush
Of your lips in a kiss
I will conquer mountains
Eschewing any fame
Each and every act dedicated
To the glory of your name
So come and sit beside me
Let me feast my eyes
Entrance you with my wit
Seduce you with my sighs
All this I do for the great joy
And the precious right
To escort your person safely
To your home tonight
I think in rhyming couplets
As I anticipate
The gentle goodnight kiss
As I leave you at your gate
And hope, like me,
You yearn
And dream
Of my swift return
Rattling like Skittle packets in my hand,
seeds so miniscule will become so grand.
Bull's Blood Beets and Brandywine Tomato
begin the extensive garden rainbow.
Scarlet Nantes Carrots hide in the earth,
while Cronus Pumpkins expand showy girth.
Honeygold Corn boasts a barbecue treat.
Sweet Banana Peppers reach for the heat.
Green abounds in salad varieties
and fresh-off-the-vine, crisp Sugar Snap Peas.
Blue Vantage Cabbage leaves will soon enfold.
Borage attracts bees, periwinkle bold.
Purple Queen Bush Beans will lean together
while eggplant shines in dry August weather.
Like candy dreams, my mouth starts to water
with consumption hopes when days get hotter.
5-1-2021
Rhyming Couplets Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Janice Canerdy
We'll stay with wondrous dreams a kiss unfolds.
Welcome the world all of love's heart beholds.
We'll love until death's night falls on our hearts.
Only then will we know love's cold ramparts.
We'll wrap arms tight in a tender warm dance.
Enjoy the candle's flames burning romance.
Allow wounds to vanish beyond this realm.
Find peace in love's power to overwhelm.
Know serenity when hands clasp so firm.
Be unafraid on paths of no return.
Seek out compromise in life's dimmest light.
Love without fear in doing what is right.
Share secrets told and whispered to each ear.
A promise from love to capture each tear.
5/14/21
contest Rhyming Couplets
sponsor Janice Canerdy
T houghtfully open heart in thankfulness
H onoring God for graciousness, unlimited access
A nd remeber all things in appreciativeness
N ot forgetting air we breath, blue sky we have in excess
K nights and princesses; children of the Living God
S ing a joyful song praising Him don't put on grand facade
G ive of yourself in thanks and rejoice in His love
I nvite the Holy Spirit to dwell within your heart dove
V ictory can be yours each step of the way my friend
I f time in God's presence in praise and worship daily spend
N ow is the time in His presence and purpose to remain
G ratitude said for all of life's pleasures even life's pain.
S tillness and quiet each day spend time thank God for each and everyone
This is a combination Acrostic and couplets..
My understanding that Acrostics do not rhyme but mine is actually couplets written in poulter's measure..A person who sold eggs would sometimes give a dozen eggs for a price and sometimes if the hens were laying extra good a person would get 14 eggs of the same price..Lucky them..So 12/14 in rhyming couplets..
Sponsor: Kim Merryman
Contest: Count Your Blessings
Date Written: Monday, November 19, 2012
Finis
WALKING AWAY HEALED ME
I wanted truth, you told me lies,
you love me but you agonize.
Now, I am glad you acting mild
for I and her have reconciled.
I walked away with troubled breast
but within, echoes, I am blessed.
The fallen tears dried soon, I smiled
for I and her have reconciled.
Your shouts, your doubts: they made me strong!
You are unaware, I reviled
but this I don't like as swan song
for I and her have reconciled.
Gone are the days, you crushed my dreams,
I strive. I thrive. I became wild
but I am here, crowned with soft beams
for I and her have reconciled.
With a face healed from pains and fears,
a warrior but still a child,
I cry quiet, my loudest tear
for I and her have reconciled.
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***Kyrielle - rhyming couplets or quatrains
with a refrain repeated in the last line
7:08 pm, December 14, 2015