a cheer for you
i would tow
a smile for you
i would throw
a lighter care
i would cast
a deeper love
i would catch
a harvest of words
kind and hopeful
a basket of songs
joyful and true
along sandy shores
a journey's peace,
this day and tomorrow
In 15 lines: the first 4 stanzas - 4/3 syllables; next 2 stanzas - 5/4 syllables; and last 3 lines - 5-4-6 syllables.
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This is brilliant, Grace. I love the repetitions of sound and word too. I also like the way the increasing syllable count affects the rhythm as the poem builds to its conclusion. Thanks for playing along. This is definitely a form I would like to try too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, beautiful wish!
ReplyDeleteGreat piece and form... thanks.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful new year!
ReplyDeletesmiles...happy new year grace...this def has a nice cadence to it...all the best in the new year to you as well...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI love this, Grace, with the underlying boating/fishing theme. Beautifully done, a delightful form. I'd love to try it.
ReplyDeleteHappy 2012!
K
Well done, Grace. You make it look easy and I know it isnt.
ReplyDeletePoetry is a great way to ring in the new year, isn't it? Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza, with its journey's peace, is exactly right for this time of year - it's that precious time in between dreams and reality I feel.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you too - and thanks for visiting my site and your encouragement last year.
Matthew
happy new year.. greeting from Malaysia =)
ReplyDeletehappy new year! thanks for the wishes :) right back at you, happy gooseberry day!
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Nicely done, Grace! I really like
ReplyDelete"a basket of songs
joyful and true."
hopeful and cheerful..
ReplyDeletelove the rhyming, well done.
Much thanks.
ReplyDeleteA great New Year to you and yours.
May you have a wonderful year ahead of you!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year! Welcome, 2012!
A beautiful sentiment, well penned!
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Lovely Write,Grace.
ReplyDeleteWish YOU A Happy New Year!
Thanks for this. Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteLove the flow and perfection of your poem:) It brought warmth to me this morning!
ReplyDeleteHappy New year:)
Nice poem, thanks for your wishes.
ReplyDeleteGrace I love your poem~ It is lyrical and filled with hope~
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
I like your poem's tone and lyricism, Grace. The form is well thought out and flows like a dance to the last stanza, where it pauses and gives us a final "ta da" pose. :)
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