Hello Poetry Lovers Today our feline poet is presenting her one minute poem. I’ll remind you of the rules ; 60 syllables, 3 stanzas, the first line is 8 syllables the next three lines are 4. Rhyming is AABB Well, read on……. I must have a sardine to eat There at my feet I wantContinue reading “Dobby’s One Minute Poem”
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The Cherita
Hello Poetry Lovers Now, here’s an interesting form of poetry. I discovered this on an Instagram thread by the inventive Soul Craft Poetry. The Cherita, a Malay word for telling a story, or tale, consists of six stanzas; one single line, two lines then three. There are two examples below, the first is extraordinarily unsubtle,Continue reading “The Cherita”
A Fag Villanelle
Hello Poetry Lovers I thought we’d start the week with a bit of fun. Now I don’t know what possessed me, but I wrote a villanelle about cigarettes. Almost a taboo subject now but so irresistible. I usually find villanelles very hard but this one took me 10 minutes to write while I was havingContinue reading “A Fag Villanelle”
The Paradelle Challenge
Hello Poetry Lovers To my delight, the lovely poet Trisha Broomfield has accepted my paradelle challenge and has come up with a corker. To be honest, I think it’s better than its source of inspiration. A lovely poignant and clever piece, thank you so much Trisha. Truly talented. Do read on; Paradelle You’ve left meContinue reading “The Paradelle Challenge”
The Paradelle
Hello Poetry Lovers Discovering American poet Billy Collins, in a second-hand poetry book sale, I was drawn in by his honest style. Not to mention the paradelle form that he used for the following poem. Has anyone tried this?! What a swine to do! Basically, there are 4 stanzas with the last two lines havingContinue reading “The Paradelle”
Milestones a Cotswold Home
Hello Poetry Lovers before I set sail on holiday, I really wanted to post this touching poem from clever poet, Trisha Broomfield A strong and poignant recollection of a childhood home. I remember longing to live in the country, and after reading this, I realise I still do. I also had the pleasure of TrishaContinue reading “Milestones a Cotswold Home”
The Sealey Challenge
Hello PL’s I’d love to talk more about The Sealey Challenge that Dobby and I took on in August, where we read 31 pamphlets, one for each day of the month (I’m sure you worked that one out for yourself!) August is a dull and grim month for me normally, full of nothing. At leastContinue reading “The Sealey Challenge”
More Beauty Spots….
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Beauty Spot. Wonderful and clever poet Trisha Broomfield has risen to my challenge and presented us with a beautiful piece titled Make Up. This is so so poignant, and has such a strong subtext. Thank you so much, Trisha. Do read on Make Up Mum faced the worldContinue reading “More Beauty Spots….”
Beauty Spot
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome to our beauty spot section. Adoring any form of cosmetic, I’ve tried to sum up a life-long hankering for something intangible. And I don’t think I’m the only one by any means. The word beauty promises something so elusive, anyway do read on….. Made Up Mum went out the house withContinue reading “Beauty Spot”
More Nursery Rhymes with Dobby….
Hello Poetry Lovers Jetting off for a couple of days so I’ve left this site in Dobby’s capable paws. She has come up with more nursery rhyme variations. Do read on, and I’ll see you soon Diddle Diddle Dumpling my black cat went to bed on my best mat. One claw off and one clawContinue reading “More Nursery Rhymes with Dobby….”
Heather Moulson 