Day Twenty-Two
on APRIL 22, 2022
Happy Friday, dear friends. Happy Friday, dear word lovers!
So, today we’re repeating for emphasis, and seeing as I have a practice piece
in the form of a rondeau that’s just sitting there doing not a thingy-dingy,
I thought I’d share it with you to celebrate the lovely prompt. Hope it’s ON prompt.
THE PROMPT: (optional, as always). In honor of today’s being the 22nd day of Na/GloPoWriMo 2022, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a sound, a word, a phrase, or an image, or any combination of things. Happy writing! Happy writing! (See what I did there . . . ?)
The lofty thought of writing it down for later years for me to undrown Never went farther than mental shelving In the library of inner selfing — I’m living it, so I’m wearing the crown. The thought of soliloquizing in town feels vain, sonorous— stuff for frowns. Then a think came to me at the hot spring: Those lofty thoughts, foil them who think me an improper noun, and their besots make me a proper clown. With nothing but my soul rising watch them hear the ding-a-ling of the thing— when I’m done/gone, the words will stick around. Yes, lofty thoughts!
aR-a-b-b-a//a-a-b-R//a-a-b-b-a-R is the rhyme scheme of a rondeau.
It’s composed of fifteen lines,
eight to ten syllables each,
divided stanzaic-ally into:
a quintet,
a quatrain,
and a sestet.
I’m pretty new to this form and was practicing it the other day, and when I
read the prompt required repetition I thought of my rondeau.
(repeated myself on purpose) *wink*
Banner & Buttons, Maureen Thorson.
Thanks so much for reading, dear friends.
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Here’s to those lofty thoughts! Love this, Selma. Love it 😉😉💕🙂
thank you. thank you, my sweet. You bless me every visit and I bless you back. xoxo
Strong words Selma, and the repetition is very effective. (K)
Anonymous friend, I recognize you by your signature. Thanks for reading and commenting. I appreciate you. Stay sweet, K
Lofty thoughts left a strong impression. Great piece of work. I am amazed at how well you put your words together to any given prompt. Bravo Selma ❤️
You say nice things to me. Every prompt is a challenge. I’m glad they make sense. I appreciate the support.
Love the thought behind this poem.
//foil them who think me an improper noun//,
Loved this! The entire last stanza really. To the poet’s lofty thoughts, cheers!
those lofty thought that come to us from whence words come. Cheers to all poets.
May you have many more lofty thoughts, dear Selma! Love this. ❤️
Any you too. May many more lofty thoughts visit you. Stay lovely.
Wow! Interesting form and poem. Cheers to those ‘lofty thoughts’ that make us pause and think.
You’re sweet to say. For sure, cheers to all those lovely lofty thoughts. Thanks for reading.
My pleasure XXX
I raise my glass to your ‘lofty thoughts’ Selma. May you have many more.
LOVE this: “Then a think came to me at the hot spring:” The ‘think’–how clever, I thought:)
Arti, your comment made me happy. So glad you liked “Then a think came to me” So glad to know. Glad you read. xoxo
I do believe your “lofty thoughts” are musical, thoughtful thoughts.
You bring the music wherever you are, dear lady. Thanks for being my lovely encourager this month. I wanted to do same for you but… I will make it right. You have my heart already. stay sweet. xoxo
A fun read! I remember when being a Ding-Dong was ‘Good Crazy’.
And the humor of written words works!!
Thanks for reading, Jules. Sweet Jules. Stay sweet.
🙂
“Then a think came to me at the hot spring:” Oh, I say! I was up there with you 🙂 This made me smile 🙂