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Tag: Balassi Stanza

Learning the Day

April 30, 2022April 29, 2022 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Alarm chimes in dim light Coffee brewing its might...

Balassi Stanza Notes

October 21, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Balassi Stanza Notes Believed to be the preferred stanza form f the Hungarian poet Balint Balassi the original stanza consisted of three lines of 19 syllables each

The River

June 25, 2019June 23, 2019 ~ Raven ~ Leave a comment

Form: Balassi Stanza Skies of dusky pink clouds Where the nightfall enshrouds The river of floating dreams

Black Knight

JMJ and Penguins

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Droigneach Notes

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An Irish poetic form, the Droigneach consists of quatrains. Each line is 9 to 13 syllables long but should remain consistent within the poem. Line 1 rhymes with line 3, and line 2 rhymes with line 4. Each couplet should contain an internal rhyme or other sound…

Wizened Crone

Wizened Crone

With her blackened staff, she turns slowly round
As in the ancient days, at the beginning…

Beach Walkers

Beach Walkers

There’s whirling foam gathering sand
Bathing over pebble stones…

Silver Angels

Silver Angels

A winter world of magic greets a child
as they awaken from a night of dreams…

Looking Back

Looking Back

Countryside walks, warm in our woolly hats,
birds singing in the hedgerow, our music…

Heart’s Question

Heart’s Question

In my silent thoughts there is one question
echoed in dreams of my own fantasy…

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