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The Rain, Rain, Rain, Rained Like Rain
Introduction This poem is inspired by Vivian Stanshall's description or Rain, which you can listen to at the start of the video above, an excerpt from "Sir Henry At Rawlinson End", Sandra Matos' Triolet which you can read here with a full explanation of the form:
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
1914
Introduction Pantoum, a Malaysian poetic form in French and English. The pantoum consists of a series of quatrains rhyming abab in which the second and fourth lines of a quatrain recur as the first and third lines in the succeeding quatrain; each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme (as bcbc, cdcd).
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Snowflake. Content Warning.
I don't know who made this or thought it was a good idea to build it in these snowy wastes. They told me it contained secrets and it would show me unimagined treasures and I believed every word they said, some people are very persuasive.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Fiction
Impact Analysis. Content Warning.
Introduction Yesterday I found I had been blocked from Vocal. It was a shock. Fiona had been blocked too and she was the first to bring it up. Obviously, this put me in a difficult position as I am unlikely to be able to post my two thousandth story if I am blocked from Vocal.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in FYI
The Silent Hunter. Content Warning.
Introduction This is inspired by a piece by Anna and The Willow called "Silent Hunter III" which you can see here. I first came into contact with Anna with her amazing "Huntress" in Skipton Castle Woods which you can read about at the end of this poem.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Twenty Six Lines About Snow
About This Piece, I Am Doing And Abecedarian Prose Poem Because Of Insights And Observations About Combining Writing For The Challenges Drifting Snow Is Prevalent At The Moment Especially On Roads On The North American Landmass Falling Non-Stop Giving Drivers Hell As They Try To Get To Work And Back I Don't Know How They Do It Just A Few Inches Paralyzes The South In The United Kingdom Kudos To The Ones That Get Through Lorry Drivers Making Essential Deliveries Making Sure the Snow Does Not Win With A Never Say Die Attitude, Only Stopping To Eat And Sleep And Go Home To Family Penguins Do Love Snow And The Cold Quite How Everyone Copes With This I Don't Know But I Respect How They Deal With This. I Am Save And Cozy At Home, Though It Is Very Cold And Windy Out Of Doors, It Is Very Slippy Underfoot So One Has to Be Very Careful Where You Put Your Foot And Wear Sturdy Treaded Boots Visors Are Advised To Protect Your Eyes Against The Driving Snow Wait Until The Roads Are Clearer If You Can, But Sometimes You Have To Brave The Arctic Weather "X" Marks The Place On The Map That Is Your Ultimate Destination You Need to Wrap Up And Take Care As You Take On The Siberian Conditions With Snowfall, But At Least It's Not Permafrost Zero And Less Degrees Is The Temperature That You Have To Deal With, Otherwise The Snow Will Freeze You
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
I Am Getting Sick Of Myself
Introduction Vocal has five challenges running at the moment and I seem to be getting addicted to the poetry formats especially the Abecedarian one. My last three stories have been for that challenge, absolutely ridiculous.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
