[Bards] Poetic Exercise #6

Gerald Norris jerryn at houston.rr.com
Wed Oct 22 20:42:57 PDT 2003


Well done, jenni!

Huzzah!

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> My first attempt at any of the bardic exercises, so please bear with me...
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> Winded knight and wounded soldier,
> soldier on the field will die,
> dieing for his king and country,
> country mourns and king will cry,
> Crying for the man bards honor,
> honor so his name won't end
> end the life begin the legend
> legend whispered on the wind
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> > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Ulf Gunnarsson wrote:
> >
> > > "Poetry is painting a picture with words."  I don't recall who first
> > > said that.  Maybe it was me.  But much of poetry is about tying pieces
> > > together to form a solid unit.  We use rhythm to define a shape and
> > > rhyme to join the lines.  We use alliteration to highlight and
> > > cross-brace.  Maybe I should have said "Poetry is like constructing a
> > > three dimensional building with words."  Ah, but then it wouldn't have
> > > been as poetic...
> > >
> > > Chain verse is rather fun.  The Irish called it "conachlonn", and
> > > Amergin's Invocation of Ireland uses it:
> > >
> > > Ailim iath n-erend       I invoke the land of Ireland.
> > > Ermac muir motach        Much-coursed be the sea so fertile
> > > Motach sliab sreatach    Fertile be the mountain fruit-strewn
> > > Sreatach coill ciotach   Fruit-strewn be the woods all showery
> > > Ciotach ab eascach       Showery be the river of waterfalls
> > > etc...
> > >
> > > You notice that, except for the opening line, the last word
> of one line
> > > is the first word of the next.  This gives you a good
> connection between
> > > each line, as well as providing some rhythm and foreshadowing. It can
> > > get a little boring when spoken aloud, but the technique is a good one
> > > to use for emphasis in other forms.
> > >
> > > For this exercise, write a poem about knights using chain verse.  Use
> > > any meter you feel like (if any).  Use at least 5 lines, but no more
> > > than 16 lines.  And, just for fun, make the last word of the last line
> > > the same as the first word of the first line, so that it goes full
> > > circle.
> > >
> > > ---------
> > > Bold stood the warrior,
> > > Warrior with white belt,
> > > White belt and gold chain,
> > > Chain verse reciting,
> > > Reciting it boldly.
> > > ---------
> > >
> > > Ulf Gunnarsson
> > >
> > >
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