Acrostic...

CHESAKAT

 

Crafting words into an art
Her poems rise and fall
Excellent in every part
Speaking to us all
A lover of the feline sort
Kindness in her reviews
A Poet who writes with her heart
To Rhoda - we love you!

 

Created by ~
English Tea Duck
(Ruth Elizabeth Henson, Poet)




Acrostic Poetry Form is a  poem, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto -
Chesakat is my nick-name…rg

Tanka...

 

Autumn’s Cycle

 

Ribbons of Autumn

Circling the sky in dance

Waltz its golden leaves

Moving from their branch of birth

Shallow graves below the sun

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Tanka Poetry Form is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five

unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven syllables - 5, 7, 5, 7, 7...rg



Free Verse...

 

Promise of a Rose
 

A moment of promise comes

to those who take time

to stop and smell the roses
 

Heard is this old phrase

once or twice, but still

a promising thought
 

Petals fragrant and soft

of pure hues delights those

who pursue its delicate form
 

The rose is full of romance

for many lovers for its beauty

shall flourish - until it dies
 

Rhoda Galgiani
 

Free Verse or Unrhymed Poetry Form has no rhyme, no special line length or no special pattern. It sounds like natural speech. It tells a story or paints a picture. It uses carefully chosen words to describe experiences or feelings. It is written like a poem and not like a paragraph. It must make sense to the reader…rg



Ruth's Rose Double Fold...

 

Opened My Eyes with Love

He came to me in a breeze, did thee

Taking my hand as He planned

His grip took my fear loves me so dear

Quickly dove opened my eyes with love
 

Those who cry a plea for truth run to see

His body grand, His outreached hand

Reaching for me to hear His voice clear

Quickly dove opened my eyes with love
 

He came to me in a breeze, did thee

His grip took my fear loving me so dear

His body grand, His outreached hand

Quickly dove opened my eyes with love

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

 

Ruth’s Rose Double Fold - Style Creator - John Henson

Created for his Daughter Ruth Henson

Poetry style is a three verse poem and is a duo rhyme with no

syllable count - Each line must have a center rhyme with the

ending word of the line - This is the first fold
The first two stanzas have no rhyme on the ending words but

rhyme with the corresponding lines in the following stanza - The

third stanza is made up of the first and third line of the first stanza

and the second and fourth line of the second stanza - This is the

second fold - The last phrase of the final line of each stanza forms

a refrain and must be the title of the poem

Rhyme Scheme a. b. c. d. a. b. c. d. a. c. b. d...rg

Whispers...

Karen is Her Name

Dedicated to Karen O’Leary

 

A poet gentle with her words

grasps all that is around

shares lullaby with singing birds

dreamy writes new words found

short verses fill her treasured scroll

thoughts of a captured sound

pleasing and truth always her goal

words from the heart of a poet forever in a breeze!

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Whispers Poetry Style - Created by Pat Simpson to honor Karen O’ Leary
An eight line one verse only poem with content being about anything

or anyone that is gentle and kind - Rhyming Optional - Lines 1, 3, 5, 7

all count 8 syllables - Lines 2. 4. 6 all count 6 syllables - Last line counts

14 syllables lines - Subject any creative art...rg

Eight by Four...

The Learning Game

 

Knowledge will light

your way to doors

that open wide

thus, teaching you

interesting facts

that build blocks of

information

for your future.

 

Study the books

before your eyes

displaying skills

also, listen

to those who teach

for their knowledge

will expand your

abilities.
 

Creative words

come to ones mind

that will be shared

with others who

want to explore

their own ideas

everlasting

on a desktop.

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

  

Eight by Four Form of Poetry written as a stanza that has 8 lines of 4 syllables each
that word wrap like one continuous statement - Commas between lines may be used -
Any subject...rg



Seventh Heaven...

Hmmm

Heaven - is a state of mind

This is what I hear them say from time to time

When I say them, I mean those

Who talk of a far away place none who knows?

Seventh day He took His rest

Some place called Heaven – He created His best

Think they mean His Heaven? Hmmm

- Rhoda Galgiani

Seventh Heaven Poetry Form consists of sixty-one syllables

in the form of: 7/11/7/11/7/11/7 - The first line has seven
syllables, second eleven, third seven, forth eleven, fifth seven,
sixth eleven, and seventh seven - Rhyming is optional; however,
it’s a plus - Any variation of the words “seven” or “heaven” must
appear in the poem...rg