this is a form based on John Banister Tabb,(the Virginia born )poet's The Evolution
I have labelled this imagist form 'a tabb' in his honour.
EVOLUTION
by: John Banister Tabb (1845-1909)
Out of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.
& here is one of mine in the TABB style
Tabb-The Search
Out of the dark,a glimmer,
Then a light:
Out of the sky,the mornng star,
Then a new sight;
Out of the night,to-morrow,
Then a new dawn;
Out of the wind,a sound,
New born
Inspired by John 3
JOHN BANISTER TABB 'Archery
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John Bannister Tabb
when young was quite a lad
His poem 'The Revoluti
was worked with an imagist solution
Out of the dark,a glimmer,
Then a light:
Out of the sky,the mornng star,
Then a new sight;
Out of the night,to-morrow,
Then a new dawn;
Out of the wind,a sound,
New born
Inspired by John
Out of nowhere,an idea
Out an image,a sentence
Out of a thought,a rhyme
Outcome..poetry sublime
Out of memory,a lie,
Then, goodbye;
Out of my eye,a tear,
Then a sigh;
Out of the past,a smile,
Then,a second chance;
Out of romance,a ring,
eternity,perchance.
This sequenced couplet form which I label a 'tabb' after John Bannister Tabb(1841-99)
poem 'Evolution'
Out of error,a fear,
Then a lie;
Out of regret,a farewell,
Then a sigh;
Out of parting,a change,
Then a trial;
Out of reunion,a relief
Graceful smile.
Out of nowhere,an idea
Then image;
Out of this picture,a sentence,
Then a page;
Out of the verse,a sonnet,
Then a rhyme;
Out of this art,a hobby
So sublime
labelled this imagist form 'a tabb' in his honour.
EVOLUTION
by: John Banister Tabb (1845-1909)
Out of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.
Out of the dark,a glimmer,
Then a light:
Out of the sky,the mornng star,
Then a new sight;
Out of the night,to-morrow,
Then a new dawn;
Out of the wind,a sound,
New born
Inspired by John 3 and
this is a form by John Banister Tabb,the Virginia born poet's The Evolution(see below).I have
labelled this imagist form 'a tabb' in his honour.
EVOLUTION
by: John Banister Tabb (1845-1909)
Out of the dusk a shadow,
Then, a spark;
Out of the cloud a silence,
Then, a lark;
Out of the heart a rapture,
Then, a pain;
Out of the dead, cold ashes,
Life again.