Charmed Chaos
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Forgiven
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”– Mark Twain
I searched for you one Summer’s eve
for my heart refused to believe
forgotten
And there among the blurred faces
I know your eyes, my heart races
please forgive
And if you do I promise you
I will never whisper adieu
nor forsake
With my heart in your weathered hands
Don’t let me spill like shifting sands
so forlorn
Kiss my rose lips promise me dear
here you’ll remain forever near
forgiven
©2018 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: Trying my hand today at a new form for a prompt over at MLMM.
Compound Word Verse
The Compound Word Verse is a poetry form invented by Margaret R. Smith that consists of five 3-line stanzas, for a total of 15 lines. The last line of each stanza ends in a compound word and these compound words share a common stem word which is taken from the title.
The Compound Word Verse has a set rhyme scheme and meter as follows:
Rhyme Scheme: a,a,b
Meter: 8, 8, 3
Source: Shadow Poetry Editors, http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/compound.html (accessed 28 July, 2018)
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I like that Twain quote! Wow you worked it good. Not a thing to forgive…
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Haha! Thank you so much.
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Wow, awesome!
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Thank you! Tough prompt.
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It was, couldn’t get into the swing at first.
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I like it! Too tough for me though. ☺❤
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😊❤️
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Fabulous- I loved the theme and how you weaved it through the poem. Thanks for joining in the Saturday Mix
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My pleasure-thanks for the challenge!
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I love this poem so much because the form disappears in the message. I’d just learned about this challenge, but as I read your poem, I forgot that it was part of the challenge, and just felt the poem. Great job!
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Thank you. I am so touched by your words. Makes me happy to know you enjoyed it.
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It was very great! I didn’t even know there was a challenge, it just sounded like a regular amazing poem
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Thank you.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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