‘New Poetry Form’ by Paula Light
Today I would like to introduce A new poetry form for your moose: Not a sonnet haiku villanelleโ I think you will enjoy it quite well. The lines should number twenty-four; Word count is ninety-seven, no more! Syllables are whatever you wish, Except line eleven, which has only six. The theme shall be your favorite word, And you must parrot with some type of bird,* Along with a color, a sport, and a beerโ I do hope this is perfectly clear. Itโs not really too terribly hard, Though I request you compose it in a car. Also, the last word of each lovely line Should together form a sentence sublime, And the sentence must be from a recipe Your great-grandmother made out of ghee. I call this form Calvin-Verse; If you dislike it Iโll invent something worse. So I look forward to reading your post, Which you must link to my butterfly host, And one more thing โ lines seven and ten Should rhyme with insanity โ the end!
*Get it? Pair it?
Source:
‘The Blues’ by Suzette Benjamin
Written in response to Paula Light’s ‘New Poetry Form’
Western seagulls hang-glide blue skies. Nearby, blue-tailed magpies tilt their beaks squinting, plotting, sizing up, my azure steed's hooves (my car tires), eyeing the morsels tucked in the tires' grooves. While, apartment dwellers in skyscrapers 'sing the blues.'โ about trotting hooves making beelines for personal earlobe real estate. Here's a prime example: Mondays' eve, come mid-Winter when HDTVs become ramparts blasting sound volleys, down-the-hall turrets; pelting Hockey Night in Canada play by play tooting horns to the occasional goal, while commercials toast with the popular staple: beer or ale, Molson Canadian - Labatts Blue, Cheers eh!
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
I think we can all identify. A tour de force on both ends. (K)
๐ Kerfe ๐ ~ agreed!
It didnt even sink in that Suzettes โThe Bluesโ was a response to Paula Lights Calvin.
I loved that verse, and this is timeous since the world cup opens today, and beer will only be sold at one place, am I right?
TBH, I am not sure! I won’t there ๐คช
I remember all too well precisely because of the beer that was sold there ๐
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Oh wow what a beautiful ๐ poetry course on off from Paula Light, with an old name- Calvin-Verse.
Wonderfully explained.
๐ Abi ๐
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๐ Filipa ๐
They’re both brilliant Paula and Suzette, yours in a crazy off the cuff; instinctive sort of way Paula and yours Suzette in an equally instinctive and clever type of way! Bravo!! ๐๐๐๐
๐ Ken ๐ ~ I agree!
Love it when a poem comes together like this and just flows!๐โค๏ธ๐
How funny
๐งก๐๐ป Brandon ๐๐ป๐งก
Thanks for posting these together! I still canโt get over what a fabulous job Suzette did by following my nonsense prompt! ๐๐๐
๐ค๐๐ป Paula ๐๐ป๐ค ~ they’re fantastic!
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These both made me laugh!!! They are properly clever!
๐ ๐ Muri ๐ ๐
Thanks for the reblog David. Have a great day. Shalom.
๐งธ ๐๐ป Suzette ๐๐ป ๐งธ