GOING HOME ~ A Blank Verse FLOW SONNET

BRIAN & ANGELA



 

 

HOME I WENT ~ it was AUTUMN

AUTUMN ~ the end of every YEAR

YEAR ~ that starts with WINTER ~ two MONTHS

MONTHS ~ Jan & Feb ~ Ice & SNOW !

 

SNOW everywhere ~ everything WHITE

WHITE roads & white fields & white SHEEP

SHEEP ! Even the BLACK ones are WHITE !

WHITE with snow ~ black & white TV

TV how t'was before COLOUR !

 

COLOUR comes back in Spring ~ I'M BACK

BACK where I started ~ THIRTY FIVE

FIVE & THIRTY years ago ~ LOOK

LOOK where my School once was ~ ALDI !

ALDI ?  Not even WAITEROSE ~ HOME !

 

Thanks for visiting ~ comments welcome BRIAN XOX

 

I am grateful to Michael Edwards (Poet & Painter)

for permission to use "SNOW" which he posted

with his Poem "Contagion" yesterday ~ THANKS !

 

In a Flow Poem ~ each line must begin with the 

last word in the preceding line. BUT it must not be

mere repetition ~ It must flow !  Because Poetry

is a discipline !  A BLANK VERSE FLOW SONNET

must have 14 lines and each line must also be

CO-SYLLABIC ! In this example each line has eight

syllables ~ iambic tetrameter. This makes it very

reciteable (try it !). Additionally the FIRST & LAST

WORD (HOME) must be identical ! In this Poem I

have capitalised the first & last word in each line

to emphasise that it is a FLOW POEM ! BRIAN XOX    

  • Author: BRIANSODES (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 18th, 2018 02:00
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Goldfinch60

    I feel that the colours of Autumn are the most profound of Natures Canvas.

    • BRIAN & ANGELA

      THANKS ANDY ~ Very true. When I was younger we used to try and find an Autumn Leaf of every rainbow colour ~ R O Y G B I V ~ and amazingly it didn't take long ! After the burst of colour in Spring and the sizzling colours of Summer ~ Autumn does her best to paint a Rainbow before the B & W of Winter ! In ESSEX we never get snow in December but the colour goes and the trees are bare & bleak. We do get FROST however which is beautiful. That is why we have so many Parties & Festivities ~ Thank GOD for CHRISTMAS & CAROLS ! Yours BRIAN

    • orchidee

      A fine write Brian. By the time I've sorted out iambic-wotsits and all the stuff you've said - should I give up writing the poem?! lol. Or press on?
      I'm busy fussing about metres and syllables!

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        Ohhhhhhhh come on STEVE all your Poems have meter based on the hymns you post. For Hymns to be singable (good word) METER is very important ~ OK ~ We love your Poems ~ they lift us up to Heaven ~ so keeeeeeeeeeeeeep writing ! Yours BRIAN

        • orchidee

          Oh I see. I been using the wrong sort ofmetres! I been measuring me poems with a yard-stick thing (a metre at 3ft 3ins, just over a yard)! It didn't help me in composing the poems. lol. I probably used that iambic thingy without knowing.

        • Fay Slimm.

          Your pen makes the best of this style and subject dear Brian - so clear indeed that I feel chilly after seeing with mind's eye that snow everywhere - great example of a blank verse sonnet.

          • BRIAN & ANGELA

            Thanks for your appreciation FAY ! One does one's best to introduce ~ and explain ~ new and classical styles of Poetry ~ Yours as always BRIAN

          • Heartwriter

            Wonderful write Brian. You are so creative
            Loved it.

            • BRIAN & ANGELA

              Thanks HEART ~ Lovely to see you smiling face ! Pleased you enjoyed the Poem ~ All Poetry is creative in Structure & Subject ~ HUGS ~ Brian & Angela @@@@@@@

            • FineB

              Thank you Brian.

              A lovely write on Autumn.

              Sometimes Autumn tends to be overlooked by Spring, Summer and the ever so bleak Winter!

              Keep writing
              FineB

              • BRIAN & ANGELA

                YES indeed FRIEND ~ Autumn is an interesting MONTH ~ I'm a September Baby (VIRGO) and it is the best Month ~ Cooler after Summer and all the amazing colours of Harvest and the Autumn Leaves. Lots of retired People holiday in the UK in SEPT & OCT and have lovely weather and awesome Autumn Scenery ~ Brightest and Best Season of the Year and Harvest Festivals are the most amazing Services in the Church Calendar Thanks BRIAN

              • Michael Edwards

                I'm feeling quite cold Brian with this supper write.

                • BRIAN & ANGELA

                  Thanks MIKE we are all jumping into WINTER ~ we can't stand the HEAT. Thanks for permission to reproduce your painting ~ when I saw it yesterday I could not believe how well it illustrated today's Poem ! (PRIVATE JOKE) The YMCA have bought a litre of MILK for their elevenses ! Yours BRIAN



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