BURNING

Michael Edwards

 

 

BURNING

 

Bracken,

crisp, golden,

rustling, dying, snapping,

dusty, dry, ignitable, smoking,

glowing, flaring, flaming,

fierce, frenzied,

fire.

 

 

 

In the form of a Diamante Poem.   A Diamante is a seven-lined contrast poem set up in a diamond shape. The first line begins with a noun/subject, and second line contains two adjectives that describe the beginning noun. The third line contains three words ending in -ing relating to the noun/subject.

The forth line contains two words that describe the noun/subject and two that describe the closing noun/subject. This is where the shift occurs. In the fifth line are three more -ing words describing the ending noun/subject and the sixth are two more adjectives describing the ending noun/subject. The last line ends with the closing noun/subject.

Did you get all that?

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 8th, 2018 01:17
  • Comment from author about the poem: A Diamante plus the second in the set of three paintings done in this style.
  • Category: Unclassified
  • Views: 60
  • Users favorite of this poem: Laura🌻
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  • Goldfinch60

    The poem is very clever. It is too early in the morning to read the explanation though, I haven't had my cuppa yet.

    Very good painting but I wouldn't climb that ladder!

  • Michael Edwards

    It was almost more difficult trying to write the definition than it was writing the poem. Lol . As for the ladder it was made in the days when they used branches for the uprights - and I wouldn't want to climb it either.

  • Laura🌻

    Michael,
    A fine diamante illustrated
    by a fine painting! Not easy
    to accomplish...but you did!
    The painting reminds me of
    a village of long ago! The
    foreground seems like part
    of the village square where
    much took place!
    Great work!

    ~Laura ~

    • Michael Edwards

      I love these old buildings - all higgledy pigledy - everything out of true and so much character - thanks Laura.

    • orchidee

      A fine write Michael. I won't even attempt that style for one of me hymn-poems! Gasp!
      Those ladders may be found in old towers, church steeples, etc. No use to me. I get vertigo!

      • Michael Edwards

        Go away - you could manage it Orchi with a pork pie and a sherry in a hod - (spell check doesn't like hod - needs up-dating like me).

        • orchidee

          That be the spell-check version from about 1518 - 500 years ago?! The same one I seem to be using!

        • Fay Slimm.

          An exciting form Michael and the style of that watercolour is so colourfully evocative. Look forward to seeing the rest of the set. Super work.

          • Michael Edwards

            Thanks so much Fay - last of the three paintings tomorrow.

          • Jeremy Cohen

            Wow this is really good! Super cool. I've never read a poem like this.

            • Michael Edwards

              Really appreciate your kind words Jeremy.

            • Lorna

              Great control over poem Michael!!! Loved the picture and looking forward to your next one! (Do you paint one a day?)

              • Michael Edwards

                Thanks Lorna. No I only paint about two per week. I have a large collection going back several years but I think I've about exhausted this 'back catalogue' now. So I'm having to repost many that you may have seen before including the last of the three which I'll post today.

                • Lorna

                  Well if we went to a museum we'd be looking at paintings that we saw before and that's a good thing!!!



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