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Musings of an old man - 2022

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Comment from dragonpoet
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Hi Jim,
It must be tricky when you mix two poetry forms. This is done well. It seems you are saying that maybe you have problems with having a form with too many rules and different word usage. I think you made one mistake. You need to take out or move the word somewhat because style is supposed to be the end word so it rhymes with awhile.
Good luck in the contest.
Keep writing and stay healthy.
Joan

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 19-Oct-2022
    Joan great catch, thanks!
reply by dragonpoet on 19-Oct-2022
    Glad I could help, Jim.

    Joan
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
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An acrostic with a difference and it is not easy to write an acrostic in metre and you started off okay and then the metre was lost, but I still enjoyed your humour and bravery here, love Dolly x

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 19-Oct-2022
    Thanks much Dolly, Smiling with a bit of tongue in the cheek fun?playing outside the black and white box seems so freeing?
Comment from Fleedleflump
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It's fun to play around with sonnets and see where we can take them! By my count, line four is 9 syllables. I'd also put 'pine' rather than 'pines' after 'two sharp eyes' - I realise you were meeting the rhyme, but it's still close enough to be a partial. The iambic meter feels off in a couple of places too - lines 4 (RE-fine), 7 (WITH-in), 10 (I-am-BIC), 13 (EN-gaged).

I realise your theme is rigid rules and poking fun at them, but I can't read it without pointing them out :-)

Mike

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Mike, spot catches! Grateful for your eyes
Comment from Bill Schott
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This modified acrostic Italian sonnet, ACROSTIC SONNET, follows both the vertical first-letter theme and the sonnet formatting, describes the work be presented.

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Thanks Bill!
Comment from irishauthorme
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Some great lines here, woven in between some intricate thoughts!
"the rules do trump the play's intended confines," (as in juxtaposed?)
Neat use of this Italian format to create an acrostic, no mean feat!
Ah, to err. And not condoned? Yes, that would make anyone smile.
Good work,
irish

 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Smiles back to yo irish!
Comment from Mia Twysted
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An interesting piece. I love the way you accented the tiled within the piece. It keeps it in mind for the reader as they work their way through the poem.

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 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Thanks Mia
Comment from royowen
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It's probably incredibly hard to compose a rhythmic rhyming poem it seems, but for you it seems to be normal, so good on you. This work is not only unusual, but hard to do, although it a challenge it would be hard, beautifully written my friend, an acrostic sonnet is a first I think, well done Jim, blessings Roy

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 Comment Written 18-Oct-2022


reply by the author on 18-Oct-2022
    Thanks Roy! I tidied it up a bit more.
reply by royowen on 18-Oct-2022
    Well done