tim's poetry workbook - 5. Rhyming Couplets

i may not be able to write these, but i sure enjoy reading them! i'm grateful that you persevered and posted this

Wonderful, my boy.

23 hours ago, Thorn Wilde said:

I'm terrible at rhymes (a lot of almost rhymes in my songs and poems), so I'm always impressed when people do it right. Thanks for sharing!  

My wonderful editor/mentor said to me in his wonderful, gentle, thoughtful way, (my remembering, not a quote), "Tim if you want to be a good poet, you need to take it more seriously." We went on to discuss a lot of things including near-rhymes etc. He gave me a lot of advice, and things he has learned the hard way, being a self-taught poet. i do my best to take his advice and counsel to heart.

His last essay about rhyming, which is posted, is very good. I work hard to make rhymes as natural as i can.

Thanks for reading and commenting, Thorn.

22 hours ago, Brayon said:

Poetry is like a foreign language to me, that I can understand when reading it, but writing is a whole-another story.

That said, I like both of these. With Memorial day last weekend the symbol of the Poppy is very timely. I remember someone giving me a paper poppy on a bendy metal stem to wear, one memorial day past. I can't remember who, but I remember the flower and what it was a symbol of.

The second poem, gives me a visual of a couple who have a daughter that is coming into her own. Perhaps its a sweet 16 party that is being held for her, or even a wedding. In either case the parents are proud of what their daughter has become.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on these. i am always surprised at what people think when they read a poem. There is no right or wrong answer, it's a matter of who we are, and our experiences. It's all wonderful.

Thanks again, A. xo

20 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

I liked your response to the Griselda prompt. I loved how you used tears and bear in two successive couplets, which spell so much the same, yet sound so different. 

Thanks Parker. i never noticed that and i love that you did, i guess it depends if you are using it as a noun or verb. English is so weird.  Thanks for your comments on this. xo

19 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

 

Thank you for taking the time to write these poems, tim. I enjoyed them both. 

  Thanks for reading them Reader! AC's prompts are great.  I'm not sure if you read them, but they are filled with some great poetry themselves.

19 hours ago, mollyhousemouse said:

i may not be able to write these, but i sure enjoy reading them! i'm grateful that you persevered and posted this

People say write for yourself. Many take that to mean, for yourself as in not to share. But to me, Art should be shared, from like @Wayne Gray 's pic of alley art to poetry or paintings ... Art is a voice and should be shared where anyone who is open to hearing it can see or hear it. i am glad some people think my work is worth their time and effort to do so.

Thanks, molly xo

8 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

Wonderful, my boy.

Thank You, Michael xoxo

Thanks for sharing this, and congratulations on a good job of rhyming! I enjoy looking for words that rhyme. When I was teaching I found a really good rhyming dictionary to use when helping my students. I don't remember rules about publishing poems. With a story made of couplets, like you have done, do they ever get written with a line skipped between each couplet? 

23 minutes ago, JeffreyL said:

Thanks for sharing this, and congratulations on a good job of rhyming! I enjoy looking for words that rhyme. When I was teaching I found a really good rhyming dictionary to use when helping my students. I don't remember rules about publishing poems. With a story made of couplets, like you have done, do they ever get written with a line skipped between each couplet? 

Oh yeah, there is often a line between. Not sure why i decided on this style .. i'm not sure i even thought about it.  Thanks for reading and your comments Jeffrey.