This yellow stalk leads the others Melted in place, it guides the eight Meant to shine beside its brothers This yellow stalk leads the others In deference to one another Each flaming crown assents and breaks This yellow stalk leads the others Melted in place, it guides the eight |
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This is a poem about the shamas candle used to Hannukah to light the others. Instead of trying to attack the whole idea of my religion in only eight lines, I chose one detail, and this was it. The shamas candle is all ceremony, but on top of being fun, Hannukah is also traditional, so I enjoy lighting the candles. In order to understand the poem, you’ll also have to know that the shaman candle is usually the tallest on the menorah, or is separated from the rest in some way. :thumb13176742:: - See? The candle in the middle is the shamas candle. The Poetry Form - Triolet This poem is a triolet, which means that it's set up like this: A - Line 1 B - Line 2 a - Rhymes with line 1 A - Line 1 repeated a - Rhymes with line 1 b - Rhymes with line 2 A - Line 1 repeated B - Line 2 repeated There are different ways of doing this, but I used eight syllables each line. I had a difficult time with this poem. Finding rhymes was one of the most challenging parts of writing this, but also having everything make sense with the rhymes I was stuck with. All in all, I still like writing poetry without any rhyme, but I'm glad I practiced something I'm not good at. Happy holidays everyone!  |
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I recently heard about a mass murderer who killed seventeen people in three days... they say he was a loner. Well, of course he was. He apparently killed everyone he came in contact with!
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Just realised by "attack" you meant "deal with", not actually attack, which spares the need for searching questions, heh heh.
A thought: you focussed here on the shamas as a leader, when in fact it is a servant. Is there not something of great interest in the idea that the shamas is the most prominent but least significant of the candles?
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I recently heard about a mass murderer who killed seventeen people in three days... they say he was a loner. Well, of course he was. He apparently killed everyone he came in contact with!
- George Carlin
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I recently heard about a mass murderer who killed seventeen people in three days... they say he was a loner. Well, of course he was. He apparently killed everyone he came in contact with!
- George Carlin
I have never read a triolet before, but now I want to try.
You did a great job with excellent visuals.
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I recently heard about a mass murderer who killed seventeen people in three days... they say he was a loner. Well, of course he was. He apparently killed everyone he came in contact with!
- George Carlin
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Why can't they have gay people in the army? Personally, I think they are just afraid of a thousand guys with M16s going, "Who'd you call a faggot?" ~John Stewart
I sold my soul to The Grammar God.
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