An Ovillejo
Papa said men should not be swine; He drew a line; Papa said law differs from good; I understood; Papa said I should plan ahead; I lost the thread- Winging my way through life instead; I think back to all he would say, Increasingly... as I turn gray; He drew a line; I understood; I lost the thread.
Ovillejo?
- Rhyming: a/a / b/b / c/c / c/d/d/c;
- Syllabic: 8/4 / 8/4 / 8/4 / 8/8/8/12
- The first six lines alternate between tetrameter and dimeter;
- The next three are tetrameter;
- The final line consists of: L2, L4, & L6 as a single row.
#TankaTuesday
This ‘Ovillejo’ was written for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday syllabic poetry prompt this week. Writers were encouraged to write syllabic poems, featuring a color.
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Beautiful, David. ๐
๐ค๐๐ป Gwen, thanks ๐๐ป๐ค
I agree with everyone else. I really like this poem.
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Stephanie ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
Thanks Dadโค๏ธ
๐ Gabriel ๐ ~ yes, very much so
~David
Law differs from good. I only just learned that. Even if you lose the thread, sometimes you can pick it back up again. Great poem.
๐๐๐ป Zen ๐๐ป๐ ~ thank you so much
~David
Form? I lost the form as I leapt from line to line! This is better than the form and bigger than the prompt!! I feel this poem in my soul… โค
๐ฅฐ๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐ฅฐ
Excellent job on this form, David!
๐๐๐ป Sara ๐๐ป๐
Sometimes winging it is the better way to go. Learning from our mistakes is not easily forgotten. Superb job on the form.
๐ค๐๐ป Eugi ๐๐ป๐ค
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oh i loved the flow and return of “thread” to this well woven poem David๐
โค thanks so much, Cindy! โค
You’re so welcome David๐
You made what sounds like a difficult form, sound easy, David. I think your Papa would be proud of you. ๐
โค Colleen โค ~ that's a nice thought; thank you!
You’re most welcome and deserving!
What? There’s a thread?
Great job on the form.
โค Debi โค ~ thank you!
I actually think winging it is the way to go. You experience so much more that way. (K)
โค Kerfe โค ~ thank you… I appreciate that a lot.
I love this one. The form is cool; I like the rhythm. I think you executed it very well. ๐
โค Brandon โค ~ thanks so much ๐