Could I but travel through these rocky
woods, empowered with a drive for inner
peace? A death-defying sanctum down
this road... of weary feet upon the ground.
I close my eyes and trust the sound
of birds singing to a higher
of birds singing to a higher
power. Will it lead me through? I need not
cower; one step I take, one leap of
faith and I am closer to the
truth.
@laurie kolp
Prompt inspiration: Poets United Thursday Think Tank (Roads)
The form is one I created called Raveled Rhyme. Here are the guidelines:
first word of line 1 rhymes with first word of line 2
last word of line 4 rhymes with last word of line 5
first word of line 7 rhymes with first word of line 8
last word of line 10 rhymes with first word of line 11
lines 3, 6, 9 do not rhyme; or they can rhyme with each other
last line is one word/ same as title
lines can be of any length
unlimited number of lines
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Please... tell me what you think.
18 comments:
"one step I take, one leap of
faith " Beautiful words ~
LOVELY photo and poem, Laurie. I love the form, and will give it a shot. Perfect title for it, btw!
Beautiful post... Will try that form... :-)
JJRod'z
Very beautiful writing, Laurie. I love it! Intriguing form as well.
I love the way you master all these different forms of verse! Such talent!
I love the way you master all these different forms of verse! Such talent!
Enjoyed this - the form matches the subject and image very well, but it worked for me before I read the form guidelines, which just made me read it again - and it got even better.
An interesting form; I'm warming to it.
I enjoyed the poem, and the flow of its form, beautiful, Laurie.
beautiful poem for the philosophy and rhyme
truly beautiful!
Love the poem, and the form is great too! Nice and neat... not too constraining. I ought to give that a try!
A step in faith can be a leap....love this Laurie! :-)
country roads have a way of taking us along unexpected pathways, I find--this poem and photo do just that!
Nice form, the internal rhymes keep it flowing smoothly.
This is really beautiful!
And congratulations for your published creations:)
Oh Laurie, not only is the poem beautiful, but I love the form. Will have to try it.
A beautiful poem!
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