Today I’m participating in Poetry Friday.
I challenged myself to write a poem every day in April and so far I’ve been successful. Most of my poems are free verse, so I also wanted to challenge myself to try some new structures this month. In my research I came across a form called Magic 9. It appears to have been created when a poet mistakenly misspelled the word “abracadabra” leaving out the r’s. So the rhyme scheme for Magic 9 is: abacadaba
Here’s my attempt (which was harder than I thought it would be):
Wind
Wind can be a gentle breeze –
a kiss for Flower and Leaf.
Gusts soar kites above the trees
and whisper Dandy’s wishes.
A squall can anger waves in seas
or change Cloud’s fleecy form.
Wind will waltz through snow with ease
Then settle with relief –
Nature’s constant reprise.
Jama at Alphabet Soup has the roundup for today. Head over there for a poem from former UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy as well as links to other wonderful poems.
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Your poem perfectly captures all of the emotions of wind. I love it!
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Thank you for reading!
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Lovely, lovely, lovely…the rhyme really gives it the feel of a waltz.
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Thanks, Linda!
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Nice, Rose! Wonderful imagery – and yes, I can imagine it’s more difficult than one would think, considering all those “a”s!
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Thanks, Matt!
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I will note this new form, Rose. Your poem is delightful, “windy” wonderful!
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Nice job, Rose!! Enjoyed your windy poem. 🙂
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Well done, Rose. I don’t know a Magic 9, but so glad this breezed through!
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I love thinking about the wind as “a kiss for Flower and Leaf”. I’m going to give the Magic 9 form a try! 🙂
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Natures constant reprise–I like that. I love your poem and the form, especially as it’s easy to remember. All you have to say is abracadabra.
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What an interesting challenge! I like what you’ve done with it!
Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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Rose, this form is new to me and I love what Janice has said. I can see it had to take some time to accomplish, but you certainly brought Wind to life. And so many different aspects like kissing and waltzing, soaring and angering. I am going to give this a go for sure.
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It’s fun. Just make sure you choose a word for the end of the first line that has a lot of rhyming choices.
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Rose, I have been wondering what brought you to choose Dandy for that line. I know the idea of a dandy as a man of a certain era, but was curious. Thanks, Janet
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Janet, Dandy refers to dandelions. I had to shorten the word to fit the meter.
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Ah. I didn’t catch that! So glad I asked. Maybe I need to brush up on my creative thinking skills. A lovely image.
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Such an interesting form (and fun origin story!)–I can see how rhyming all those a lines would be a challenge. And it gives the poem a different, windy feel!
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What an interesting form. Oh, the wind. I love the line: “whisper Dandy’s wishes.” It was interesting the way your subtle capitalization of Dandy, Cloud, etc. brought new perspective. Congrats on making it over the halfway mark with your poetry!
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Rose, you piqued my imagination with this poetic form (new to me). I enjoyed such lines as “a kiss for Flower and Leaf.” and “Wind will waltz through snow with ease.”
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Ooh, I love this, Rose! And isn’t it interesting how certain rhyme schemes feel so…odd to us. At least especially to me, as I write a lot in rhyme and I expect rhyming end words to fall in certain lines. It’s almost like musical compositions when they talk about (I say they, because I don’t truly understand the musical technical part, but I do get the emotion) unresolved chords and the feelings those evoke. Works so well for the erratic nature of wind! PS Thanks for coming to the Kaigler session :>)
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I enjoyed the session very much, Laura.
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You’ve captured so many facets of the wind here, Rose – and let them dictate word choice, too. Lovely.
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I love all the facets of wind!
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Appreciatte you blogging this
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