Comment from Dolly'sPoems

Excellent

Waiting for the sun to shine is a long wait in England and the forecast is cloud for a whole week! I adore the sentiments here Lisa, and the 'mope', 'cope', 'hope' end rhymes. Keeping a positive outlook is paramount for living well, much enjoyed, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2022

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2022

We are in winter here, but we are actually having lovely sunny days! very confusing - at this rate the blossoms will be coming out early.... and then it will snow!

Comment from Cindy Decker 2

Excellent

Lisa,
Your poem gives hope to those who despair. I think the sunshine in another's eyes you speak of tells people to keep searching for happiness and loyalty through friends.
Friends are so important. I remember my college buddies and how kind and funny they were. I have found nice friends on fanstory too.
Good luck with this one, Lisa.
Blessings,
Cindy

 Comment Written 04-Jul-2022

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reply by the author on 04-Jul-2022

Friendships are gold. I don't have many close friends, but I sure value those I do have.

Comment from lyenochka

Excellent

I like your poetic form. Do you have a name for it? It requires words with lots of rhymes! The first stanza describes a problem (gloom). The second one the solution (love). And the final couplet summarizes the solution!

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 Comment Written 03-Jul-2022

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reply by the author on 03-Jul-2022

No, it doesn't have a name. The first stanza just came out like that so I thought it would be a good idea to make the 2nd stanza have a similar approach.
(I seem to be engaged with patterns at the moment and it is to the forefront of my mind - I've been running art workshops for kids about 'Patterns and Puzzles'.)

reply by lyenochka on 03-Jul-2022

Cool! Name it! Two Septets and a couplet. Your the Name-meister so I think you should give it a name and we can all try it. 💖

reply by the author on 03-Jul-2022

I tried just now, but it made my brain hurt!

reply by lyenochka on 03-Jul-2022

Okay, I tried and it made my brain hurt, too. I was thinking of the sevens and the couplet ending like a sonnet. How about Heptonnet ?

reply by the author on 03-Jul-2022

That sounds ok - how would the rhyme scheme be described? The line syllable count is flexible.

reply by lyenochka on 03-Jul-2022

I would call the septet rhyming as:
aaabbba
cccdddc
and the couplet as:
ee

reply by the author on 03-Jul-2022

Isn't that too many letters for a septet?
Would it be abaccca and dd?
Then there's the complication that the 2nd line in the first stanza rhymes with the 2nd line of the 2nd stanza.

reply by lyenochka on 03-Jul-2022

Oh! I missed that second line completely!
Yes! But your second stanza doesn't repeat the first stanza rhymes except one so: abaccca dbdeeed ff

reply by the author on 04-Jul-2022

Got it. I wonder if anyone else would be bothered to try it. It always looks daunting to me when the 'recipe' is laid out like that. My poems evolve organically, then i see if there is a structure i can play with

reply by lyenochka on 04-Jul-2022

I'd give it a try. Actually, if you compare it to some of Dolly's forms, this is not that hard at all. Hers requires specific internal rhymes in very specific places. Other forms are like that.