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Loren, I believe you have a poet's heart. That was incredibly moving.

Lovely, Verna!

I share your sentiments, 100% This is the best site ever, with unbeleivable talent abounding. I'm particularly in awe of good poets--as I said, I've tried a few poems, but it's HARD WORK.

Oh, please try again, Verna! You're a wonderful poet!

Chrissy--how wonderful to see you stop by here! Welcome!

That's a gorgeous poem, Chrissy, so full of peaceful and serene images. The abab rhyme scheme seems very natural here. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Oh, Carol! That's so beautiful! Love the abbab rhyme scheme...in an unusual rhyme scheme like that, the ear doesn't necessarily "anticipate" the upcoming rhyme, but when it encounters one, it's a delightful little gift. And as a fellow music lover, I really enjoyed the gorgeous metaphor. Really, rea...

Thanks, Holly, for your very well-contructed acrostic with a unique aaabbbcccddd rhyme scheme.

If you all haven't read it yet, stop in and take a look at Holly's poem--it's got one awesome kicker!

Gerald, your limerick is so delightful! As for your "chain rhyme" poem--beautifully and tenderly written. I love that the 4th line of each stanza, in addition to introducing a new rhyme, also varies the meter, causing the reading to stop for a moment to sink it in. The subject--heartbreaking. We are...

Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of the lines in a poem. It’s indicated by assigning letters to sets of rhyming words. This won’t be a very long lesson, as rhyme scheme is a fairly simple concept—but as usual, I’ll be encouraging you to break out of old habits, to stretch, t...

I love it when Joanne gives a whoo hoo to herself. That's just the cutest thing!

Cleo, the Editor's Choice entries are those that received the top 10 scores (regardless of level). These are eventually compiled into a book that has the "theme" of the quarter.

Gotta give a special shout-out to Sonya Leigh, very new to the Challenge and already making a huge impression, and to Steve Fritchen, tops in Beginners in only his 2nd (I think) entry.

Way to go, new people!

Thanks, Yvonne! The repetition of "Have you ever..." work very well in this poem.

Glad you're back!

Yvonne, the prose in that introduction is quite lovely, very lyrical, and with excellent utilization of repetition. Thanks so much!

Jodie, I've got to disagree with you about your repetition of "She" in that first poem. It's charming, and adds to the mood of your poem. And the other one is called a "sestina"--a very difficult poetic form! You did a great job with it. I really liked what you said about the repetition of those wor...

Oh Loren, I remember that one so well! What an awesome, beautiful piece of writing, and the repetition is a big part of that.

How did you feel once you'd written it? Did it feel to you like you'd done something very fine?