darkmaas
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New poems, Monday 22nd December
Act 2, Scene 2
First the Solstices.
Best start with Champagne1982. Her poem caught my eye, with its use of Coyote as a central image. Darkmaas is rather partial to coyotes
HomerPindar gives us a less straight forward solstice. Seems he's pining for the streets and fresh air of Philly. Well worth a read.
Then Maria writes feeding the winter solstice. I am so tempted by the use of food imagery to be flippant, but Viola is frowning at me. "It's too nice a poem." she mutters.
Then whammo! a double reverse acrostic by Tristesse. "So what?", says Violetta. Well it's also a good poem. (darkmaas, who has just bought bifocals, didn't need his dictionary.) Read and vote.
Linbado's Solstice plays on the "light" theme and is so refreshingly positive, I am inclined to disbelieve her Nordic roots.
Solstice by The Fool is not light. Read it anyway.
A sonnet! *Catbabe* blesses us with a solstice sonnet. I'm personally not partial to chickadees but the second stanza made me forget the little blighters. She understands winter!
Thanks to Icingsugar for some very nice wordplay.
Angeline kindly assisted this humble reviewer by identifying the form that her poem followed. Unfortunately, Violetta, being hermaphroditic and apt to flaunt herself, hunted vainly for a hidden sapphic meaning until Viola spoiled the fun. Read this poem and then vote!
Summer Solstice by Senna takes a look at the opposite phase of the solar cycle. In many ways summer solstice is just as bad for one's health as the winter solstice. I was in Yellowknife NWT (very near the Arctic circle) one summer and we were in a bar. It was late and we were tired. We stepped out into sunlight, and one could feel one's internal clock resetting. The choice was a sleepless night or a return to the bar. We chose the latter and paid a heavy price the next day.
Lauren, gives us not one, not two, but three solstices. I personally liked III best. The granitic imagery acts as a kind of bedrock for the poem. Seems her recent award was no fluke, lol. read all three and vote. (No, do not divide your vote!)
Then last but not least, Perk's sudden solstice. It's perhaps unfortunate to end on a tragic note, but it's such a beautiful poem. Read it. Then if you are like me reread it ... several times.
Act 2, Scene 2
First the Solstices.
Best start with Champagne1982. Her poem caught my eye, with its use of Coyote as a central image. Darkmaas is rather partial to coyotes
There is a rhyming scheme that shouts "poetic form", but alas I cannot put my finger on which one. (Seems it's a Rubyiat, according to Viola). Read and send feedback for a challenge and poem well done.
HomerPindar gives us a less straight forward solstice. Seems he's pining for the streets and fresh air of Philly. Well worth a read.
Then Maria writes feeding the winter solstice. I am so tempted by the use of food imagery to be flippant, but Viola is frowning at me. "It's too nice a poem." she mutters.
Then whammo! a double reverse acrostic by Tristesse. "So what?", says Violetta. Well it's also a good poem. (darkmaas, who has just bought bifocals, didn't need his dictionary.) Read and vote.
Linbado's Solstice plays on the "light" theme and is so refreshingly positive, I am inclined to disbelieve her Nordic roots.
Solstice by The Fool is not light. Read it anyway.
A sonnet! *Catbabe* blesses us with a solstice sonnet. I'm personally not partial to chickadees but the second stanza made me forget the little blighters. She understands winter!
Thanks to Icingsugar for some very nice wordplay.
Angeline kindly assisted this humble reviewer by identifying the form that her poem followed. Unfortunately, Violetta, being hermaphroditic and apt to flaunt herself, hunted vainly for a hidden sapphic meaning until Viola spoiled the fun. Read this poem and then vote!
Summer Solstice by Senna takes a look at the opposite phase of the solar cycle. In many ways summer solstice is just as bad for one's health as the winter solstice. I was in Yellowknife NWT (very near the Arctic circle) one summer and we were in a bar. It was late and we were tired. We stepped out into sunlight, and one could feel one's internal clock resetting. The choice was a sleepless night or a return to the bar. We chose the latter and paid a heavy price the next day.
Lauren, gives us not one, not two, but three solstices. I personally liked III best. The granitic imagery acts as a kind of bedrock for the poem. Seems her recent award was no fluke, lol. read all three and vote. (No, do not divide your vote!)
Then last but not least, Perk's sudden solstice. It's perhaps unfortunate to end on a tragic note, but it's such a beautiful poem. Read it. Then if you are like me reread it ... several times.
What a nice compliment. 
