WITHIN

Michael Edwards

 

 

A form of my own: the Edreflect and the rules are as follows:  it comprises of a single six line stanza with eight syllables in each line (octosyllabic)  and with a rhyme pattern of ABCCBA. In other words the first and last lines rhyme (A), the second and fifth lines rhyme (B) and the middle two lines rhyme(C), The following is one of my poems written in that form:   

 

WITHIN

 

But little modified by time

and planted there by ancient hand

the wrinkled trunks of oak and yew

still etched with vows when love was new

in leprous isolation stand

behind the walls where church bells chime.

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 14th, 2023 00:36
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • Goldfinch60

    Super words and wonderful artwork Michael.

    Andy

    • Michael Edwards

      Thanks Andy - see my reply to jarcher below re the cartoon.

    • orchidee

      A fine write and pic M.
      Oh goody, Miss Berles loves them octosyllablic lines!
      I was using them without knowing, in my 8.8.8.8. poems - sounds like Bingo! lol.

      • Michael Edwards

        And Dads gone down the boozer - lol

      • Doggerel Dave

        I hope to see more of your poems in that form (easier to get my head around than I thought) if they paint such a rich picture of the preservation of times past, Michael.

        Once an enthusiastic cyclist....

        • Michael Edwards

          Its a great form - will write a few more in time.

        • jarcher54

          Glad you included the witty sketch! As a daily cyclist I can never get enough bicycle imagery! I can't make out the signs but that noose is a bit ominous! Ancient things behind walls are always a tease to the imagination!

          • Michael Edwards

            The cartoon was for a local magazine - they are seeking planning for an extension to a local prison and they had concerns how they would recruit extra staff as its out in the countryside. A suggestion was made that they could arrive at the nearest station and cycle along the towpath of the canal which passes the the prison. The cartoon was featured in the mag and has subsequently the original has been sold with a limited print run of which two have also been sold already.

          • Mottakeenur Rehman

            🙏💝💝



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