Inspiration Interpretation

Poetry Type of The Day: Monoryhme A Monorhyme is a poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme. Inspired by this quote: " Dreams are the touchstones of our character." - Henry David Thoreau Protecting the Dream By Jaden Brulotte 5/19/08 Where would you be without a dream? Without a hope, a wish, a scheme? How much duller and boring your life would seem Without that shine in your eyes to leave your face agleam. There’s nothing in the world that one could deem Of more importance than protecting your dream If anyone dares to begin to blaspheme, Be patient, someday you will be redeemed. By holding your hopes in the highest esteem You become master of your fate; Queen of your own regime.

Poetry Type of the Day: Didactic Didactic Poetry is a form of poetry intended for instruction such as for knowledge or to teach. Inspired by this quote: ♫ "If there is no wind, row." -Latin Proverb You Must Row By Jaden Brulotte 5/14/2008 One can’t sit back and say “I’ll just float through this day” And expect everyone to respect him. No matter how slow If there’s no wind, you must row With full strength from all of your limbs. When you’re in a still boat, Although you’re afloat, There’s no place to go without you. No matter how slow, If there’s no wind, you must row This alone will be what gets you through. So stop staring at shore Wishing life would carry you more, Wondering when things will get easy. No matter how slow, If there’s no wind, you must row And soon, you will find it is breezy.

Poetry Type of the Day: Kyrielle A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum. Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB. Mixing up the rhyme scheme is possible for an unusual pattern of: axaZ, bxbZ, cxcZ, dxdZ, etc. with Z being the repeated line. The rhyme pattern is completely up to the poet. Inspired by this quote: “Strive to be first: first to nod, first to smile, first to compliment, and first to forgive.” -Anonymous The First By Jaden Brulotte 5/8/2008 A day may come that you will find Your normal life just seems rehearsed Nobody else will symp

Poetry Type of the Day: Tanka Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7) Inspired by this quote: "I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance." -Pablo Casals, cellist/ conductor Reaching for Depth By Jaden Brulotte 5/5/2008 We have been given the capacity to care Reach out like branches To one another, for depth, For significance and love.

Poetry type of the day: Rispetto A Rispetto, an Italian form of poetry, is a complete poem of two rhyme quatrains with strict meter. The meter is usually iambic tetrameter with a rhyme scheme of abab ccdd . Poisin 5/3/2008 By William Boudle Sins like posions make you ill Compassion soothes like nature's balm Condemnation slowly kills Though slow and steady, still and calm. In a world where sin is what sells best And condemnation's said in jest Caring, love and truth can ease Compassion, nature's remedy. Untitled 5/3/2008 By Jaden Brulotte A man has learned his faulty ways But cannot find his way back out He spends his nights and all his days Wondering what real life's about. Take care, to judge will find him lost Will spend his strength, a heavy cost But kindness, care and truth, you'll find Can hold his hand and guide his mind.

Poetry Type of the day: Ghazal A Ghazal is a poem that is made up like an odd numbered chain of couplets, where each couplet is an independent poem. It should be natural to put a comma at the end of the first line. The Ghazal has a refrain of one to three words that repeat, and an inline rhyme that preceedes the refrain. Lines 1 and 2, then every second line, has this refrain and inline rhyme, and the last couplet should refer to the authors pen-name... The rhyming scheme is AA bA cA dA eA etc. Inspired by this quote: ♫ “We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” -Martin Luther King Jr. IN WITH THE HOPE...... By William Boudle 5/2/2008 disappointment devours impotent hope but subsides over time unlike infinite hope though faith is blind, plain and simple its much harder to see the true, intricate hope though the world cries out, discontent and disgruntled alone with my family, I've intimate hope. though elusive and fragile and much sought it is

Inspired by this quote: “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips it's turn.” -Hal Borland Poetry type of the day- HAIKU 5/1/2008 Birth of the Spring By Jaden Brulotte Winter finds its death In the renewal of life Brought on by the sun. Inevitably Spring By Will Boudle Eternal winter; But even ice ages pass And bring the green grass.