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Building Blocks

A Poem About Creating A Poem

By Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred Published 8 months ago โ€ข 1 min read
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Introduction

This idea came into my head to build a poem about the parts that we can use to create a poem. I thought about a reverse nonet, but what I am using is several bits of poetic formats starting with an introductory quatrain, though I wanted that to be a single line but the nature of what I needed to say required some details, so this will be very much a mish mash of forms but I will maintain eight syllables a line, and throw in some rhymes.

Even when I write Freeform, I still make it difficult for myself.

I don't know how this will end, and it may be a complete train wreck, but you know that I have to try it.

The music is "Build" By The Housemartins

Building Blocks

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’’๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’’๐Ÿฆ

A Letter Can Be Part Of A Word

A Word Can Then Build A Sentence

What Happens Next Is Not Absurd

We Can Build Such Sense And Nonsense

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ

That Line Then Becomes A Singlet

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ

Add One More Line For More Detail

And Then You Now Have A Couplet

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ

Do Not Stop There, You Cannot Fail

Another Line In This Construct

We've Now In Our Hand A Tercet

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ

Now We Are Back We We Started

And Yes, We Are Here Once Again

So Have My Senses Departed?

For Me To Create This Quatrain

๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ

Although I Could Go Much Further

I Will Check Myself And Abstain

From Me You'll Get No More Blather

I'll Finish Off With This Quatrain

Thanks For Reading. I Am Flattered

๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ’’๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿงฑ๐Ÿ’’๐Ÿฆ

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About the Creator

Mike Singleton ๐Ÿ’œ Mikeydred

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  • Angie the Archivist ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿชถ7 months ago

    Very cleverly done.

  • Calvin London8 months ago

    Nicely done, Mike. Very clever.

  • This was soooo impressive Mike! I loved it!

  • Mother Combs8 months ago

    Wonderfully done, Mike. Like this a lot <3

  • Tiffany Gordon8 months ago

    Nicely done Mike! Very creative!

  • Very thoughtful about structure this is.

  • K.B. Silver 8 months ago

    ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿซฐ

  • What a clever and playful construction of form and function! Watching each poetic unit stack into the next felt like building with linguistic LEGO bricksโ€”satisfying, rhythmic, and full of charm. I especially loved the nod to poetic structure without losing any of your signature wit. And that Housemartins reference? Chefโ€™s kiss. You made poetry about poetry actually funโ€”and thatโ€™s no small feat!

  • Those older formats have given rise to a new one from you! Nice blend!

  • Mark Graham8 months ago

    Great work and this would be great for a poetry class.

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