Bio...

A Poet’s Soul
 

Rhoda

Mother, daughter, friend, writer

Sister of Robert, Cheri and Gary

Lover of God, people and animals

Who feels compassion, pity and love

Who fears Satan, rejection and criticism

Who would like to see peace, love and humility

Resident of East Patchogue, NY

Galgiani
 

Bio Poetry Form - Written about one self’s life, personality traits and ambitions

Line 1: First name
Line 2: Four traits that describe you
Line 3: Brother/Sister of (may substitute son/daughter of)
Line 4: Lover of (Give names of three people or ideas)
Line 5: Who feels (Give three feelings)
Line 6: Who fears (Give three items)
Line 7: Who would like to see ... (Give three items)
Line 8: Resident of... (Give city and state)
Line 9: Last name only

Epigram...

His Masters Voice

One Voice…

Expression from thee,
utters thy wish

- Rhoda Galgiani

Epigram Poetry Form - A very short, ironic and witty poem usually written as a brief couplet or quatrain. The term is derived from the Greek epigramma meaning inscription...rg

Whitnelle...

There is beauty in allowing yourself
to be open to the pain of tears...
- Author Unknown

Tears

Heart is full
of emotions

words of woe

from another

crying tears

lost is her sight

her world is dark - heart is full

Emotions

tears that stream

mind confused

her shivers crawl

slowly creep

one of cold form

eyes are still from - emotions

Words of woe

she shifts her thought

controlling

her flow of tears

dries her stains

regains the strength

shuts out devil - words of woe

Another

thought becomes real

weakness fads

decisions made

tears now dry

spirit will soar

heart is full for - another

- Rhoda Galgiani

Whitnelle Poetry Form - Created January 22, 2014 by Janet Vick - A combination of a Whitney form in syllable counts of 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 7 and the Lilibonelle form where repeating lines are used to begin each verse 4 verse minimum - When using line 2 and line 4, they need to be shortened by a syllable count to 3 - You may change the wording, but not the words, if needed - The first line of each verse ends the last line of each verse -The first line of the first verse is included in the last line of the poem as well -The title of the poem is the theme of the verses and appears in each verse...rg



Lanterne...

Rain

Downpour

Earth swallows

Mother Nature's

Tears

- Rhoda Galgiani

Lanterne Poetry Form has 5 lines 1, 2, 3, 4 Syllables

Last word 1 Syllable relating to first word



Welcome Spring

Welcome Spring

This year I have waited like no

other for Spring to come back my way.

Watching the silent trees for a signal of new growth,

listening for the birds to sing their first tune,

watching people to see if they step just a bit lighter.

Spring you have come again with beauty.

You are finally here for all to sing about.

Seeing the Daffodils starting to grow

Tulips poking their new born sprouts up

through the hardened earth reaching for the sun. 

I am happy for my Spring is here.

I am going outside to enjoy every moment

of this glorious time of year,

seeing it all, the new growth of it.

spending every second I can in God’s... 

seasonal creation of love

- Rhoda Galgiani



Free Verse...

The Cosmos 
 

Man’s mind spins with uncertainty

of the myths around one’s soul

questions of the ageless universe and its

solar system of depth beyond man's eye
 

Penetrating ancient books of repeated lists

of misunderstood statements from minds

that search to reveal what is hidden within

black galaxy of stars and their rotating planets 
 

Such searching remain with questions

for the quest to reveal has gone on for

thousand of years with the evolution of man

and the creatures who inhabit earth with him - 
 

He will continue to search for answers

as to the existence of the Cosmos 

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Free Verse 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

St. Patrick's Day



'Expressions'
Sends Best Wishes

for a Wonderful

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hugs from...

Rhoda and Gracie

Free Verse...

'Halo Reach'

Within My Reach
 

I am happy, laid back and everything is going my way!

You know why, I ask? Because I have faith -

Yes, a simple five letter word that contains hope,

promise and love not only for myself, but for others.
 

Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t always this way!

I had to work at achieving this graceful state,

working some days just a little bit harder to keep

faith within my reach, for the world can be harsh.
 

One must love themselves in order to feel the love

towards others. The jealousy, anger or mistrust has

to be barred, in order to go forth with joy in one’s heart,

wearing a facade only covers the inner pain of sadness.
 

One can pretend as they carry that dark cloud upon

their weary shoulders. No, learn to be in love with one’s self,

as you take a moment to notice what is around the bend so

you may touch others with the beauty growing within your soul -
 

then and only then, will you feel His grace.

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Free Verse 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

 

Taken ~ Tetractys...

Given 1981 ~ Taken 1996

Rose

Pink hue

Breathless scent

Taken from me

To be given away to someone blind

- Rhoda Galgiani

Tetractys Form of Poetry is a poetic form consisting of at least 5 lines of
1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables - Poetry can be written with more than one verse,
but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count
Tetractys can also be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Double Tetractys maybe written as 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 - 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Triple Tetractys as 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 - 10, 4, 3, 2, 1 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 10…rg

Rhyme...

 

A Pen’s Expression

Poetry, expression to share

hidden in an eternal hall;

written with emotional flair

poems safe in a journal’s wall.

Emotions mentally engaged

poetry, expression to share,

line by line gives birth to a page

ink drying on paper with care.

Words conveyed so one is aware

secrets told a revealing way,

poetry, expression to share

calls you hear what words may say.

A poet’s world is a gentle way

composed with compassionate care,

words penned forever and a day

poetry, expression to share.

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

A Rhyme Form of Poetry is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in lyrics for music
It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme - For example abab indicates a four-line stanza in which the first and third lines rhyme, as do the second and fourth lines...rg



Sonnet...

 

A Women Scorn

 The heart has turned away hiding inside

Conceals the pure love that once did glow

Afraid to reveal pain the heart does show

Broken with slashes deep trying to hide

Body mends the mind closed the gap so wide

Love has taken the soul far below

Buries the guilt so his hand cannot sow

Heart crying deep tears as true love has died

 Soul has learned not to trust anymore

Steals ones mind and thoughts not to restore

His lying lips she’s now a woman scorn

Emotions wasted on visions now torn

Walks alone to regain life as was born

Brings hope to a women who is lovelorn

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

The Sonnet Form of Poetry consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba
followed by six lines with a rhyme pattern of cdecde or cdcdcd...rg

Nagauta Lyric...

Sweetly Speaking

 A light is shining
Glowing from my heart like gold
      Glimmers through ripples
      Of a cool shimmering brook
Hearing secret thoughts untold

 Sweetly speaking words
To those torn apart I say
      Voice of painful scars
      With a hopeless dying breath
Pray now for a brand new way

 Autumn shows her hues
Carries souls to rainbow heights
      Let my golden light
      Guide them up and far away
Sleeping somber gentle nights

 - Rhoda Galgiani 

 

Nagauta Lyriac Form of Poetry is a Japanese form of indeterminate length
that alternates lines of five and seven syllables and ends with an additional

seven-syllable line…rg

Alliteration...

Old Man Winter

Alliteration Style
 

 Eating enjoyable editable

BBQ brazing beef

Corn cobs congenial

Summer sensations simmering

Deserts delicious delectable

Longing lasting leisurely laziness

Soon season slips silently silent

As winter’s weary weather

Comes carrying cantankerous calling card

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Alliteration Form of Poetry is a poem that repeats the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: - Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved His vastness - Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields...rg



Free Verse...

Our Destiny

Golden hues cast their
spell over the setting sun
Another day has passed
Warmth leaves the soul as the
evening breeze swirls swiftly by

Longing to dream just a bit longer
taking in the treasures of today
casually drifting into the awaited peace
that is coming, peace that will soothe
the body and soul for another day

Visions of today clutter the mind
bringing pleasure to the lips
Memories have developed from
today carefully being filed along
with others of days gone by

The heart is full with the
life that is taken for granted.
Dare do we question the events
of the daily routine that is before us?
It is said, how dare we...

for our destiny has already been chosen

- Rhoda Galgiani

Free Verse 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

Happy Valentine's Day from Karen O'Leary...

 

Valentine Reflection

Love is not endless

euphoria and passion.

Its intertwined

harmony climbs steep

hardships with balance

and exalts in others'

triumphs with true joy.

Love absorbs peace

and endures with faith.

- Karen O'Leary

  

 

Karen O'Leary is the Editor of Whispers...a poetry website that will delight all

who take a moment to visit...whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com

'Expressions' Feature ~ Carolyn Devonshire...



Disposable Wisdom

Each day Annie Lesley opened a can

Her eighty-six-year-old hands trembling
As she sat with her cat and ate pet food
What is wrong with this elder’s rendering?
Pride swallowed to remain independent
Large, sunken eyes peered from her weathered face
Her late spouse a decorated hero
Annie's lifestyle a national disgrace
 


 

More enlightened cultures all over the world
Have revered their seniors throughout history
Asians and Native Americans
Are just two who honor their ancestry
Polynesians, other Pacific tribes
Respect the wisdom that comes with age
Seniors are welcome in family homes
But here in the states they’re placed in a cage
Bone-thin Annie Lesley chose to be free
Amazing neighbors with her endurance
When social services tried to intervene
She fought with remarkable resilience
Old photos on walls told many great tales

But only purring Tibby was listening

Each morning she rose to care for her cat

Until the day that Tibby went missing

In tears she claimed he must have been poisoned

Though in cat years he was older than she

Each day she sat by the window, staring

Awaiting the homecoming of Tibby

She’d been abandoned by society

Lost in the world’s most “progressive” nation

For sacrificing her spouse in World War II

Annie received little compensation

This widowed war bride never had children

Her mate had met his fate in Normandy

Posthumous awards she dusted each day

Annie’s life was defined by loyalty

To a man and a cat who never came home

And the vigil she kept by her porch

Ended quietly one warm summer night

When an angel came to take Annie home

With a can of cat food in hand when found

Annie had nothing else to eat in her house

This is the way a veteran’s wife died

And tear stains had blemished her faded blouse

Although seniors’ wisdom is heeded

In societies that grow from history

Too many like Annie lead lonely lives

Wisdom untapped, they die in poverty
 

- Carolyn Devonshire

 

A Note from Carolyn Devonshire - Annie's cat took a shine to me and I quickly became her friend. Just wish I had known she was starving. There were times when I was going out of town for a while and would bring fresh milk, eggs and bread to her. I should have done this more often, but I was in my 20s then and was very active socially. This is not an excuse, so I will live with the memory of a woman who might have lived longer had I been more observant of her needs.

 

Editor's Note: 'Expressions' proudly features a poetess with flair.
This story written by Carolyn Devonshire is many times so true here in America.
As people age, they have no one. They turn to their pets for companionship,
someone to share their life with, something to share a warmth. Sad as it
may be, the truth is told in Carolyn's words. Carolyn has been chosen
as January Poet of the Month at: 'Whispers...' Karen O'Leary, Editor whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com  ...rg

Duo Rhyme...

Confusion’s Pain

The mind swirls with own confusion,
Image viewed is an allusion,
Colors on shadowed walls are stained,
As if one was captured and chained, Screams enter the mind it is drained,
Entrance to the soul was not gained,
Sounds escaped from weary chest pained,
For strength was not taught or was trained,
Will shall aid body’s conclusion,
Confusion’s pain needs transfusion.

- Rhoda Galgiani

Duo-Rhyme Poetry Form - Created by Mary L. Ports

a 10 or 12-line poem with the first two and last two

lines having the same rhyme scheme - the center of

the poem (lines #3 through #8 or #10) has their own

separate Monorhyme scheme - this is indented two

spaces from left when printing, form is left justified

Punctuation is used - Meter: 8 beats per line, written

in iambic tetrameter (4 linear feet of iambic)
Rhyme Scheme: 10-line: a,a,b,b,b,b,b,b,a,a

12-line: a,a,b,b,b,b,b,b,b,b,a,a - Posted poetry

is the 10 line example…rg

Free Verse...

Tongue of Deceit

 

Tell me no lies for I tell you truth.

Look into my eyes and acknowledge

what you do not want to hear.

Your reality is slapping you in your face,

you do not want a reality check or truth.

You want to play games and continue on

with these childish antics between two adults.
 

I am a woman who has needs and desires.

You shall not destroy the progress I have made

by my struggle, for you are not worthy of me.

You have revealed to me the lies on your breath,

the mistrust I have obtained towards you is true,

my truth of truths is shielding me from harm.

I turn away so your scars will not cling to my soul.
 

Run I shall, far from the split tongue of an evil man.

Wind whirling through my hair as a cleansing ritual

making me pure again, to love again, to be me again.

No mortal is worth the stripping of the life so treasured

by the one who breaths it, no man has the right to burn

my heart, my life, my dreams, my needs or my desires… 

 away with you and your tongue of deceit.

 

- Rhoda Galgiani

 

Free Verse 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