Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted December 2, 2014 | Chapters: | ...192 193 -194- 195... |
A Canzone
A chapter in the book Little Poems
Cosmos Considerations
by Treischel
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The Universe is so big and we are so small. I often sit on a star filled night and think these thoughts. I tried to portray the wonder of it here.
Siren songs - in Homer's Odessy, the mythical Sirens in the sea sing compelling songs that draw unwarry sailors upon the dangerous rocks to their deaths.
Clarion calls - something you hear clearly that is commanding or hard to resist. The Clarion was a trumpet-like instrument used by medieval armies for instruction. In modern terms, a bugle.
Zen Master - an individual who teaches Zen Buddhist meditation and practices, usually implying longtime study and subsequent authorization to teach and transmit the tradition themselves. Zen emphasizes insight into Buddha-nature and the personal expression of this insight in daily life. The term Zen refers to the belief that one's mind is from the beginning of time fully enlightened.
This poem is a Canzone.
A Canzone is the very lyrical Italian poetic format. The original Italian canzone consists of 5 to 7 stanzas typically set to music, each stanza resounding the first in rhyme scheme and in number of lines (7 to 20 lines), followed by a short closing envoi. The canzone is typically hendecasyllabic (11 syllables).
I researched several sources describing this style and each was a bit different. One stated that there is no rhyme scheme, but a repeat of key words, like a Sestina. Others identified structured schemes. Most stayed with either 10 or 11 syllable lines. No specific meter was identified.
So, I chose here to go with 5 stanzas of 12 lines with repeating lines that grouped in threes, with variable meter. Each stanza also opens and closes with the same line. The structure is as follows, where the capital letters are the repeated lines:
Stanza 1: AaaBbbCccaaA
Stanza 2: BbbCccDddbbB
Stanza 3: CccDddEeeccC
Stanza 4: EeeDddCcceeE
Stanza 5: DddCccBbbaaA
Envoi: EDCBA
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and 2 member cents. Siren songs - in Homer's Odessy, the mythical Sirens in the sea sing compelling songs that draw unwarry sailors upon the dangerous rocks to their deaths.
Clarion calls - something you hear clearly that is commanding or hard to resist. The Clarion was a trumpet-like instrument used by medieval armies for instruction. In modern terms, a bugle.
Zen Master - an individual who teaches Zen Buddhist meditation and practices, usually implying longtime study and subsequent authorization to teach and transmit the tradition themselves. Zen emphasizes insight into Buddha-nature and the personal expression of this insight in daily life. The term Zen refers to the belief that one's mind is from the beginning of time fully enlightened.
This poem is a Canzone.
A Canzone is the very lyrical Italian poetic format. The original Italian canzone consists of 5 to 7 stanzas typically set to music, each stanza resounding the first in rhyme scheme and in number of lines (7 to 20 lines), followed by a short closing envoi. The canzone is typically hendecasyllabic (11 syllables).
I researched several sources describing this style and each was a bit different. One stated that there is no rhyme scheme, but a repeat of key words, like a Sestina. Others identified structured schemes. Most stayed with either 10 or 11 syllable lines. No specific meter was identified.
So, I chose here to go with 5 stanzas of 12 lines with repeating lines that grouped in threes, with variable meter. Each stanza also opens and closes with the same line. The structure is as follows, where the capital letters are the repeated lines:
Stanza 1: AaaBbbCccaaA
Stanza 2: BbbCccDddbbB
Stanza 3: CccDddEeeccC
Stanza 4: EeeDddCcceeE
Stanza 5: DddCccBbbaaA
Envoi: EDCBA
This picture is from Yahoo Images.
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