Forces of nature, hail to Thee, From here on bended knee. The Earth Mother graces us with life...
Hymn to the Gods
Category: Quatrains
Nature’s Embrace
The sun setting on the horizon line, As damask streaks appear in the dusk sky. White crested the waves fall softly in line...
Day of Rest
My ideal as I rise early with the birds to most I suppose that is quite absurd. Coffee brewing, the aroma fills the room
Ballad Stanza Notes
The basic ballad stanza is made up of four lines. It has an alternating couplet at lines two and four. The lines also alternate between tetrameter and trimeter. This gives the following structure xxxxxxxaxxxxxbxxxxxxxcxxxxxb Example: The Little Boy Lost by William Blake "Father, father where are you going?Oh do not walk so fast!Speak, father, speak … Continue reading Ballad Stanza Notes
Ballad Notes
The long measure ballad is a variant of common measure. It consists of four-line stanzas, each line ideally being iambic tetrameter or eight-syllables in length.
Half Measure
Poetic Notes: Half Measure
