My poetry princesses (you know who you are) are probably wondering if I've dropped off the face of the Earth. Well, I have in a way, being all wound up in the holidays and at home with family. William goes back to school on the 2nd (as do I), so I hope to have some time soon to finish up my sonnet. I've written a few versions (3!) and am still unsatisfied. To help me think through some ideas, I've taken to writing rhymed couplets in iambic pentameter.That's your challenge for this week. Write a series of rhymed couplets in iambic pentameter. You don't need to put a sonnet together, but if you're so inclined . . .
So, will you join me? I'll share some of the lines that don't make it into my sonnet. Leave me a comment about your poetry and I'll post them all here later this week. In the meantime, happy writing and best wishes for 2008!
I may still squeak out some couplets, but coincidentally I wrote a sonnet earlier this week. Check it out here:
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Tricia, you're fine on the sonnet! Who gets much done at this time of year?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the challenge. I'll try to write a few couplets today. I love this kind of stuff!
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Hi Tricia, Thanks for the stretch! Here's my effort:
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Tricia - "you're fine on the sonnet" is right. I could barely manage basic blog posts between December 20 and, uh, yesterday? because of company and holiday happenings and whatnot.
ReplyDeleteI will accept the challenge for today's work. Especially since rhymed couplets in iambic pentameter work so well for my Jane Project.
I guess I was thinking in couplets because I came up with this poem for another challenge:
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This is an older piece, but it's still kinda cute:
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