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Myrna D. (Kajuncutie)
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Username: Kajuncutie
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 06:43 am: | 
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Hello everyone!
Our 'Dragon' is off doing the work thing this week so I'm pitching in for him...)) Before I introduce the new form and its rules, I want to explain that I probably will not be commenting on all posts as I do whenever I am hosting the challenge. This week and upcoming weekend my son will be in his high school's stage performance of 'Cinderella' as Prince Charming and Mom isn't missing one performance...lol So if I miss commenting on some posts, please know it is but time constraints that have gotten in the way..) Now onto the new form................
Italian (or Petrarchan) Sonnet
One of the 'standards' of sonnet writing, the Italian, or Petrarchan, sonnet is somewhat different than those we have attempted before. The form consists of two parts.. an octet (eight lines) with the rhyme scheme of abbaabba and a sestet (six lines) with a choice of rhyme schemes cdecde (Italian) or cdcdcd (Sicillian). Either is acceptable.
The octave sets up a situation upon which the sestet comments. Alternatively, the octave makes a statement, the sestet a counter statement as in the following example by John Milton:
When I Consider How My Light Is Spent
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide;
"Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?"
I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts; who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait."
In most definitions of the form, lines are structured in iambic pentameter so for our purpose we will do the same here.
So in review...
14 lines--an octet and sestet
Iambic pentameter
Rhyme scheme--abbaabba cdecde OR abbaabba cdcdcd
Enjoy this form! It does make for some beautiful sonnets!
Have a great week everyone.. and I am looking forward to seeing your submissions..))
Myrna D.
"I am but an apprentice,
an amateur wordsmith....I do not seek more than this
for I claim not the title of poet
as I do not fit the mold." (from 'The Apprentice' by Myrna D.)
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Myrna D. (Kajuncutie)
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Username: Kajuncutie
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 09:19 am: |
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Hey ya'll....
A wee sonnet for the week.. a bit on the sadder side of life but not to worry.. I am fine! So here's is my submission for the week...
Driftwood Dreams
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603043.html
Hope you enjoy..))
Myrna D.
"I am but an apprentice,
an amateur wordsmith....I do not seek more than this
for I claim not the title of poet
as I do not fit the mold." (from 'The Apprentice' by Myrna D.)
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Sharon Elaine English (Sharoneenglish)
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Username: Sharoneenglish
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 09:32 am: |
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Arrrggghhhh, Myrna!!! More iambic pentameter, LOL, which you know is my mortal enemy! But I attempted:0)
Pesky Iambs!!
http://thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603046.html
There's more to 'me' than what you see.
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Sharon Peeples (Pianolove)
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Username: Pianolove
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 01:24 pm: |
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Here is my entry for this week Myrna...and Michael! ON FOREIGN SOIL
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603109.html
Sharon Peeples
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Gary A. Kozora (Gkozora)
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Username: Gkozora
| | Posted on Monday, January 26, 2004 - 08:15 pm: |
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Here is an entry written for my bride of twenty years.
Above the Simple Journey
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603206.html |
pedro b. bernaldez (Pedro_bernaldez)
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Username: Pedro_bernaldez
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 - 04:20 pm: |
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A pre-Valentine piece in this very challenging form.
In the Carnival
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603437.html |
Catherine M. LeGault (Cmlegault)
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Username: Cmlegault
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 04:23 am: |
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This poem is not a fantasy, my muse actually got me up at 2 A.M. and wouldn't let me sleep until I finished the darn thing....for better or for worse. That's why I named it PETRACHAN NIGHTMARE. Catherine
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/80/poem_603573.html |
Teresa Jeffris (Motherteresa)
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Username: Motherteresa
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 01:51 pm: |
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I don't know much about iambic pentameter but the syllables I do. So find my entry at http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603675.html Thanks for reading. |
Nita G Isenhour (Atin)
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Username: Atin
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 02:17 pm: |
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This is for a special friend - we've been having a bad week!
nita
Friends
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603684.html
Everything I know about poetry, I learned from Dr Seuss.
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Linda E. Newman (Lindanewman)
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Username: Lindanewman
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 05:34 pm: |
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This poem does double duty--it is an Italian Sonnet for this challenge, and it is also a "just for the love of it" entry for Chickalatina's If I Could challenge.
Hope you enjoy the musings of my muse . . .
Poetry From The Starlite Cafe: Go, My Love
http://209.61.189.175/poems/81/poem_603708.html
Peace and Love,
^^LINDA^^
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Elizabeth Bounds (Gracie_b)
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Username: Gracie_b
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 06:58 pm: |
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Well Myrna, I must admit this one almost scared me off! Here is my humble attempt at this most complex form.
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603779.html
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Barbara Gilmer (Fallingwillow)
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Username: Fallingwillow
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 08:38 pm: |
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Here is my first shot at what may be a moving target. The Baron
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603804.html
"not the quill but its use" Scottish motto |
Jane Schumacher (Rainwriter)
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Username: Rainwriter
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 10:53 pm: |
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Hi There All,
Here is my attempt for this week:
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603849.html |
Sandra Lee Alford (Fairmaiden)
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Username: Fairmaiden
| | Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 12:27 pm: |
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Hello everyone 
I'm stuck in a mood of weeks with gray skies, snow and bitter cold and thought I'd bring about a bit of release to warm the soul. I hope you will enjoy my first attempt at the Italian sonnet
O' Sacred Orb
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_603968.html
Have a wonderful week!
hugs and smiles
Sandi
~May your personal journey through life be filled with love, happiness and many cherished memories~
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Elizabeth Bounds (Gracie_b)
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Username: Gracie_b
| | Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2004 - 06:18 pm: |
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I've found I really enjoy this form, so I have done another.Thanks for reading!
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604060.html |
Myrna D. (Kajuncutie)
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Username: Kajuncutie
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 07:18 am: |
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Hey ya'll...
I've decided to tidy up and repost my very first EVER written sonnet (and it happens to be an Italian sonnet) which our host Sir Dragon nudged and prodded me to write almost two years ago.. My, how time flies!! LOL I hope you enjoy this one....
Heart
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604180.html
Myrna D.
"I am but an apprentice,
an amateur wordsmith....I do not seek more than this
for I claim not the title of poet
as I do not fit the mold." (from 'The Apprentice' by Myrna D.)
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Ben Phillips (Everythingslost)
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Username: Everythingslost
| | Posted on Friday, January 30, 2004 - 08:08 pm: |
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i'm never doing one of these again, i don't understand them =| but i still tried, with some counting aid from Dani and Sharon. thanks.
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604333.html |
Maite (Maite)
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Username: Maite
| | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 07:35 pm: |
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Here is my Italian Sonnet and he's happy to be here. lol. I hadn't written during the week of the challenge, as hosting it was time consuming enough. But, now that it's over, my muse was ready to write!
The Window
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604760.html
By Chikalatina
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Four in the Morning (Nightranger2004)
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Username: Nightranger2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 01, 2004 - 10:44 pm: |
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Thank you for submitting your poem: As I sit at my desk., to The Starlite Cafe.
Your poem is posted at:
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604802.html
ROLLERBALL The Greatest Movie of the First Decade of the 21st Century......
Gladiator? Too Unoriginal.....Forgive Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix, Steven Boyd and Kirk Douglas...They Knew Not What they Did....
O YES THEY DID.... THEY EXACTLY COPIED SPARTACUS AND THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!
(It was 2 movies... ..different titles.....2002 only copied one movie and kept THE SAME TITLE!)
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Ben Phillips (Everythingslost)
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Username: Everythingslost
| | Posted on Monday, February 02, 2004 - 06:24 pm: |
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you all said to try writting another so i did
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_604981.html |
danielle (Mrsdani2you)
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Username: Mrsdani2you
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 08:48 am: |
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My first sonnet enjoy
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_605170.html
Thanks for reading my poem...<IMG SRC="http://209.61.189.175/discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0>
Danielle
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danielle (Mrsdani2you)
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Username: Mrsdani2you
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 04:19 pm: |
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One more from me enjoy
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_605264.html
Thanks for reading my poem...<IMG SRC="http://209.61.189.175/discus/clipart/happy.gif" ALT=":-)" BORDER=0>
Danielle
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Ben Phillips (Everythingslost)
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Username: Everythingslost
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 03, 2004 - 06:59 pm: |
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just look at me go, i'm piling them out now.
http://www.thestarlitecafe.com/poems/81/poem_605321.html |
teresa marie bledsoe (Teresa)
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Username: Teresa
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 07:22 am: |
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I just wanted to say thank you to all starlite users for making this place such an enjoyable experence, and for always making new people fell so welcome here. you are a great bunch of people. |
Cliodna (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 08:14 pm: |
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Hi all,
Your all very good poets, yes indeed! I used to be a member of this forum, I no longer belong here. I still get lots of em's from many of you, and I would really like it to stop. If I wanted to read poems I would come here. Please, stop spaming me with unwanted em's. I started to take names and add's if it does not stop, well, I would really hate to make a complaint about starlite and how it allows its members to use other members em's to spam. I think this is a needed forum for many, and I would really hate to make a complain. I already told management twice before and they have ignored me, this is the third time.
Thank you,
Diana |
