
THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from “Rivermouth” by Eleanor Channell: surge, drown, luck, spinning, faults, dredge, heart, finds, thought, bed, body, bulwark
Where I go, no one can follow
Spinning in my thought and heart
You can’t find me coz we’re apart
Cabin high up in a hollow
You couldn’t dredge with a tug
Impregnable bulwark of peace
Drowned in such work
A surge of speculation
With any luck you can find faults
In body and spirit that’s not me
No one can know what’s in my heart
Torn between Mars and Apollo
In bed singing in vibrato
Writing a poem like Descartes
Drowning in self pity
You can’t save me
It’s noone’s fault
One day I might explain
For now, let me be
I have to carry my own torch
Tanggapin natin
ang katotohanan
(Let’s accept reality)*
(c) ladyleemanila 2020
The La’libertas, a 22-line (4/6/4/6/2) poetic form created by Laura Lamarca. The stanza rules are as follows:
Stanza 1 – rhyme scheme ABBA, 8 syllables per line.
Stanza 2 – Free verse, 6 lines ONLY
Stanza 3 – Rhyme scheme BAAB, 8 syllables per line.
Stanza 4 – Free verse, 6 lines ONLY
Couplet – Italian (Any language acceptable except)
How the La’libertas for got its name is from the word “libertas” which is Latin for “liberty” and “La” is Laura Lamarca’s signature.
For: https://godoggocafe.com/2020/09/22/tuesday-writing-prompt-challenge-tuesday-september-22-2020/, http://sundayswhirligig.blogspot.com/2020/09/whirligig-283.html
Hi Lady. This form looked fun, so I gave it a try myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
I like yours. I have always liked the phrase ‘carrying a torch” so it’s a great ending to me.
Cheers.
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glad you tried the form, Dan 🙂 cheers!
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