April’s final poetry month prompt is to write a minimalist poem and I have selected to write a Tyburn poem as it has a fairly compact structure. This is a six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.
Receiver
Listen
Frissons
Missions
Glisten
When we truly listen frissons start
Altruistic missions glisten hearts
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Peacock Poetry 
Wow!!!! Loved the words and awesome pic — thank you for holding our hand and taking us through this month of poetry. i just posted a poem about a talking Peacock. 🙂 Don’t know if it will make sense to you though because there is a cultural context to it – In India we believe (at least we were told as kids) that peacocks start dancing when they see rain clouds. 🙂
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Thank you to you too and I would love to read your poem. Please could you send me the link?
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https://krishnapriyagopi.wordpress.com/2019/04/30/take-one-get-one-free/
don’t know if it will make sense though! But you can read the peacock’s words and smile. 🙂
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Love it – it did make me smile and gave me new insight into your culture. Thank you! 🙂
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You are most welcome. 🙂
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site.
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Thank you!
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YOU are welcome.
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A minimal masterpiece. Well done!
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Thank you!
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Fantastic poem, Sam! Thank you so much for introducing me to the Tyburn!
I really love learning about new poetry forms!
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My pleasure and me too!
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Loved it, Sam. The tyburn is a challenging form, compact with a demanding rhyme scheme and the words from the first 4 lines plugged into a very specific place in the closing lines. You nailed it! What’s next for you, now that poetry month is over? 🙂
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Thank you! I start an inner leadership course in Spain next week. It’s a ten month process and there are four retreats. Hope to write next week but not going to blog as need to be fully immersed in the course.,.
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A tough form beautifully written! Bravo!
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Thank you!
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