A true fact of life is:
It's not always black or white,
but a mix of this and that-right,
which is, I trust, a bliss.
So when the woes grow, swell
find a way to your young heart.
Let no pain incise that part,
let no troubles there dwell.
Clean the stains of hatred,
in love's sponge let all that go.
Wipe out the tears of sorrow,
time needs not be wasted.
Now, hurry up! come on dear
put your helpful hand in mine.
Ways with gold shall ever shine
when good intentions clear.
When happiness lingers,
don't think of the poor, ill past.
Don't moan or cross the fingers
in morrow place your trust.
Come on, let go,
when pristine twilights show.
Comments
Hi Rula
Starting with abba pattern then using near rhymes then actually changing pattern went a good ways toward eliminating the SS in this...............................stan
hello boss
I'm happy to know it somehow met the requirements and wonder if there would be a further discussion just as a conclusion to make it clear what elements strengthen and lessen the ss sound other than what has already been mentioned.
Should say that I have really enjoyed your workshop and I'm looking forward for more advanced ones.
Thanks for your efforts
Hi Rula
I'm pleased you enjoyed the torture lol. I think it might be best to delay discussion of other methods of pattern use until the start of the shop which will deal with them. But to give a tiny preview it will include but not be limited to using 5-6 line stanzas and carrying rhyme from one stanza to the next..........................stan
it seems to me
and i may be wrong rula
but it seems to me that this is almost an entirely different poem
just take the first two verses
first version -
Slam your heavy pains, woes
for nothing merits pain
A pristine twilight shows
a promisin' day to gain.
Clean the smell of hatred
with love we better grow
time should never be wasted
profit in the morrow.
second version –
A true fact of life is:
It's not always black or white,
but a mix of this and that-right,
which is, I trust, a bliss.
So when the woes grow, swell
find a way to your young heart.
Let no pain incise that part,
let no troubles there dwell.
so I find it difficult to compare the two for development of less ss
this poem is less ss, of course, but I’m not really able to say that you have made the first poem less, if you know what I mean?
love judy
xxx
you're right dear judy
Concerning the first two stanzas but it's almost the same towards the end. I just tried to remove the halmarky sense by adding those stanzas plus Stan said we can add to our old ones,didn't he?
Hi
Yes I did. And it's often difficult to make radical changes to rhyme patterns without also affecting the poem itself. Especially since thist shop contains as few options as it does. But don't fear making further changes as you see fit in this poem, I know I'm still tinkering with mine lol............stan
Rula, your writing skill is unquestionable
but go back to some of the meter workshops
http://www.neopoet.com/workshop/find/archive
that is what your poetry really needs.
We will run a new meter workshop soon.
It's bizarre! I'm a freeform poet, but I run most of the structured workshops. It's both because I can and also believe that you need to learn structure to avoid it! teehee!