by Veronica Hosking
Member since:
August 12, 2008

Glossa #2 for Mindful Poetry

January 11, 2013 02:50 PM UTC
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In A Poem

The sentencing goes blithely on its way
And takes the playfully objected rhyme
As surely as it takes the stroke and time
In having its undeviable say.

The blank page
beckons to be filled
anticipation builds
as words spill
in a poem
will it hold sway
to stroke and time
keeping the rhyme
from going astray
on its way

 

 

In a Poem is by Robert Frost

Comments: 15

Kevin E. Jan 11, 2013, 2:55pm UTC
A poem written by a true poet! It was fun to read.
Len Maxwell Jan 11, 2013, 4:31pm UTC
As always, I have no clue what the form is, but it certainly was fun to read.

Thanks for posting to the Glossa Wall on The Triple Name Club where it's now featured.
Joann B. Jan 11, 2013, 4:54pm UTC
Reading this feels sort of like a fast walk downhill - once you get started you can't stop till you hit the end.
Betty S. Jan 12, 2013, 10:57am UTC
This is good.I enjoyed reading it.
JOHN BECK Jan 12, 2013, 5:40pm UTC
Well done. But a glossa?
Veronica Hosking Jan 12, 2013, 6:00pm UTC
I followed some glossa rules. Though I only did one ten line stanza but line 6,9 and 10 rhyme as instructed. Then because I did not do 4 verses to use one line of the texto in each verse, I used the second half of most the texto lines to close the poem.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 20, 2013, 12:07am UTC
I updated this month's FOTM guidelines. Although delivered in strong language, Crin had good points on my January column. The point I heard most clearly was that there does exist a clearly defined structure of glossa poetry. The guidelines I offered initially in my column were lacking.

The problem I ran into was too many poets taking liberty with the glossa format, but not acknowledging the deviance. I was at grave fault for not digging more deeply.

Veronica, you took some of the essential parts (rhyming at lines 6, 9, 10) of the true glossa form and incorporated them into your spin-off of a glossa. I'd be hard pressed to say this poem is a glossa, but it definitely is informed by that form.
JOHN BECK Jan 20, 2013, 8:12am UTC
With my post yesterday, I took liberties with the wording of one line in the text and in the epilogue.
A. F. Stewart Jan 13, 2013, 11:40am UTC
An excellent poem.
Veronica Hosking Jan 13, 2013, 3:01pm UTC
Thanks. I tried the standard glossa with 4 ten line verses. But I don't write long poetry. It didn't take me long to use my poetic license for the form.
Katryn D. Jan 15, 2013, 7:03pm UTC
from Dr Seuss to Robert Frost
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 20, 2013, 12:11am UTC
I know from experience how difficult it can be to take someone's words and craft them into new meaning as you've done here. It can be like trying to massage a wet noodle into a straw.

You've fashioned your own puddingstone-glossa with this one, Veronica. I warmly appreciate your participation and submission. Appearing at Mindful Poetry where it is now featured.
Veronica Hosking Jan 20, 2013, 4:30pm UTC
Pudding stone-glossa nice term for deviating from the form. Yes, the site I found the form did explain what a true glosa was and then went on to explain how many poets have changed the form. I tried to write a 4 ten line poem from the texto, but it wasn't going to be.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jan 20, 2013, 5:15pm UTC
Could you link me to that site? My research is still underway.
Veronica Hosking Jan 20, 2013, 10:49pm UTC
Glosa Poetry

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