the silent pond (conachlonn)

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the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by entwife » September 4th, 2016, 12:30 pm

all around the silent pond
frond and lily pad in abundance
chance to spy a dragonfly
try to feel the quiet there
ere you leave this restful place
lacy plants and waving reeds
needs to stay a bit apart
heart stays there while
I’ll be back in the loudness
yes, but will have to return
burning with the need to see the fall


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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by Farkas » September 4th, 2016, 3:29 pm

Hi

There is an entire echo system in and about a pond. circles within circles of the physical and the living. Every season has its own charm. There is comfort in the certitude of never-ending change.

Farkas :hat:



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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by entwife » September 5th, 2016, 11:42 am

thanks for catching the echoes in this poem. the conachlonn is a new form to me and the rhyme scheme seems to echo.


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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by Chelle » January 1st, 2019, 12:44 am

honestly this was very peaceful to me and the rhyme scheme helps to convey that with a very natural flow which makes for easy reading. love the natural jaunt and the lighthearted poem


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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by rupertpupkin » July 28th, 2020, 3:06 am

Very difficult to achieve a coherent message within this restrictive rhyming pattern. I feel that you managed that admirably. Well done on the spotlight


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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by entwife » July 30th, 2020, 11:40 am

thanks so much. love the challenge of new forms.


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Re: the silent pond (conachlonn)

Post by jsol » August 3rd, 2020, 10:30 am

fruitful vision and sublime countenance. very nicely done.



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