tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23329824158175946782011-07-28T15:06:58.746-07:00ichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332982415817594678.post-10578103238521703182009-03-16T09:17:00.000-07:002010-09-20T02:25:57.823-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/Sb59Lnn9T0I/AAAAAAAAAMA/P_TwJ49Zzjo/s1600-h/ab3.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/Sb59Lnn9T0I/AAAAAAAAAMA/P_TwJ49Zzjo/s320/ab3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313822248912375618" /></a><br />This form was inspired by a hymn format in a Tim Dudley-Smith hymn.The foolwing is a season sequence using this form in eight lines down.<br />The poems are my copyright but may be used for educational purposes provided due acknowledgement is given and advice thereof is emailed to me @ strandbg@aol.com<br /><br /><br />BORN ANEW<br /><br />When Spring comes again<br />not the warmth..nor the rain<br />not the yellow ..nor the green<br />not the grass or verdant scene;<br />not the winds or blossom bright<br />not the showers or more daylight;<br />but hearing creation's new birth<br />shouted aloud in sky and earth.<br /><br />COAT OF MANY COLOURS<br /><br />When Summer her beauty displays<br />not short nights nor lengthy days<br />not vacations or tourist sights<br />not the festivals nor village fetes<br />not the wildlife nor abor foliates<br />but the garden I would suggest<br />all nature in flower,eye-catchingly dressed<br /><br /><br />BY GRACE<br />When Autumn readies for harvest<br />not her full silos nor baskets imprest<br />not mellow vistas seen nor dressed trees, yellow-red<br />not Indian Summer's embrace nor late coloured flower beds<br />not Fall's living collage or wine newly pressed<br />not for walks in the woods or nature's largesse<br />but in thanksgiving ,daily blessed<br />for all the Lord's bountifulness<br /><br />IN PEACE<br /><br />When winter in quietness sleeps<br />not long indoor nights or snowfall deep<br />not wreaths upon the door nor trees in stark silhouette<br />not lights in windows bright or the holiday banquet;<br />not nativity plays nor carols, joyful sung<br />not presents exchanged nor hallway baubles humg;<br />but God with us ,Emmanuel<br />Jesus,come to us,to dwell.<br /><br /><br /><br />Check out my other poetry blogs at<br />http://eliot-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://kuhlmann-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://emily-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://haiga-ichthys.blogspot.com/<br />http://vignette-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://monoku-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://sequence-fibonacci.blogspot.com<br />http://ekphrasis-poiema.blogspot.com<br />http://quintile.blogspot.com<br />http://quintain.blogspot.com<br />http://ichthys67.blogspot.com<br />http://ichthys-couplets.blogspot.com<br />http://tetractys-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://ichthys-fulton.blogspot.com<br />http://septimal-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://plus1-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://footle-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://ichthys-ps.blogspot.com<br />http://crosswise-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://naga-uta.blogspot.com<br />http://englyn.blogspot.com<br />http://epulaeryu-blogspot.com<br />http://eikon-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://whennotbut.blogspot.com<br />http://amergin-ichthys.blogspot.com <br />http://ichthys-articles.blogspot.com <br />http://poeima-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />http://poiema2.blogspot.com<br />http://ichthys-myhaiku.blogspot.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2332982415817594678-1057810323852170318?l=whennotbut.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.com0