Monday, 10 October 2011

How could I resist?

What? A poetic form called a 'Mirrored Oddquain', which Imaginary Garden brought to my attention. Although it was posted Sunday, I only got to see it this morning, which kind of gave me the subject for my attempt at writing one. Apparently  it needs 32 syllables all told, in the sequence  1/3/5/7/1  1/7/5/3/1, so here goes.


On
a Monday, 
the week is coloured
according to the weekend
past.

Then
the next Sunday, we can paint
over the picture,
make it all
new.
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13 comments:

  1. Kerry O'Connor10 October 2011 at 09:50

    Oh this is lovely! Such an enormous gulf lies between Sunday and Monday :)

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  2. Anonymous10 October 2011 at 12:03

    I agree with Kerry! Lovely! And since I (much like Garfield) am not much of a fan of Mondays it's always good to be reminded of the end of the week!

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  3. Lolamouse10 October 2011 at 12:43

    I like this! Never heard of this poetic form before-there are SO MANY I've never heard of! Your poem was clever and fit well with the form.

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  4. Joanne Noragon10 October 2011 at 16:59

    I can't imagine such disciplined writing. Very nice.

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  5. L'Adelaide10 October 2011 at 18:25

    wow...you did this fabulously!! :)

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  6. The Weaver of Grass10 October 2011 at 18:53

    Never one to resist a challenge indeed Pen. Well done - the product of your fertile mind.

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  7. craftygreenpoet10 October 2011 at 19:20

    now that's an intriguing poetic form!

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  8. Pearl11 October 2011 at 13:44

    Poets are an odd breed. So much stranger than the other writers...

    ;-)

    The discipline to combine a specific syllabic requirement with something worth reading -- and worth contemplating -- amuses me no end. I'll be thinking about the gulf between one week and the next for a while this morning...

    Pearl

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  9. Carolina11 October 2011 at 20:55

    If
    only I
    could write like you do
    I would be a happy bun-
    ny

    But
    since I don't have your talents
    my mirrored oddquain
    is only
    odd

    (sorry, couldn't resist the challenge either ;-))

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  10. Jinksy11 October 2011 at 21:06

    Carolina, you are a gem. Thank you! ♥

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  11. Vagabonde11 October 2011 at 23:20

    You are so good with words! I love this one, and you are quite correct about Mondays and Sundays.

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  12. Marian12 October 2011 at 14:59

    yes, i love this one. more! more!

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  13. Lillian Susan Thomas13 October 2011 at 18:52

    a cleverly written observation, I like the tinge of humor. The oddquain fit your subject very well.

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