Scansion, macron and breve...OH MY!
I'm up to my elbows unlocking the door to reading and writing metrical verse. I know, stop with the sexy talk.
Seriously, this is fun and it involves math and maybe even a little music. Anything that can make me buddy up to math isn't all that bad, considering I've held a grudge against it since the 2nd grade.
"Rules for the Dance", a book by Mary Oliver, is both technical and inspirational.
Not to worry...I'll still be cranking out the free verse, but it's good to stretch the brain and appreciate works from another era.
I wonder though which came first...the rules or the verse?
"Reflection is the liturgy of this landscape." Terry Tempest Williams
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This blog was created to give my family and friends a bird's eye view of the journey I am on. If you read something that resonates with you and you'd like to plaster it on your refrigerator, bathroom mirror, cubicle wall or share it with someone you love, I am honored. If you read something that resonates with you and you pass it off as your own...shame on you.
Most everything on this blog was created from my heart and mind. If I share other writers' work, their name is credited.
Take good care and enjoy the gift of today.
Most everything on this blog was created from my heart and mind. If I share other writers' work, their name is credited.
Take good care and enjoy the gift of today.
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