Good day members With the school/university holidays coming up, parents may be at a loss as to how to keep the young minds active, and the children out of mischief. Here is a fun poetry form which young and old can enjoy: Blitz Poetry. Happy quills! Su FREE FROM MOOD truth hurts truth sets you free free of stress free to choose choose wisely choose family family can’t be ignored family sticks together together we can succeed together we will overcome overcome your fear overcome bias bias leads to prejudice bias can stifle stifle your anger stifle the lust lust erodes values lust exhilarated exhilarated by success exhilarated by environment environment shapes us environment must be revered revered ancestors revered doctrines doctrines taught doctrines enforced enforced values enforced slavery slavery is abhorrent slavery is demeaning demeaning comments demeaning laws laws are shackles laws protect protect our inheritance protect our children children are trusting children exhibit guile guile serves the wicked guile hurts all all are connected all will become clear clear eyes clear conscience conscience weighs heavy conscience sets mood mood swings mood enhancing enhancing ... swings ... Wisdom inspired by Hifez Copyright © 2014 Bats & Bells, by Suzette Richards. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-0-620-63749-7 The Blitz poem: It was created by Robert Keim and is a 50-line poem of short phrases and images. The poem consists of rapid fire statements, favouring clichés. “The form really relies on sound and rapid ‘flow’.” ~Rob Keim. Here are the rules: Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”). Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”). Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”). Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you’ve made it through to 48 lines. Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48. Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47. The title of the poem must be exactly three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3); (preposition or conjunction); (first word of line 47). There should be no punctuation, EXCEPT for ellipses after the final two words of the poem. The unrhymed couplets thus created, may be separated by a line space, but it is up to the poet how he/she wishes to present the poem. Capital letters at the beginning of a line is the prerogative of the poet.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 11:11:04 +0000