tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post7121590838942724600..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: A Mini-Challenge for Sunday ~ The PrinceSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4813987970994488722012-08-02T22:14:04.733-05:002012-08-02T22:14:04.733-05:00There...I finally got back to add a few lines the ...There...I finally got back to add a few lines the one I had started and call it a "Dizain!"Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-85501566004050094002012-07-31T01:44:32.379-05:002012-07-31T01:44:32.379-05:00Hiya Kerry,
I hope it is not too late to show th...Hiya Kerry, <br />I hope it is not too late to show the dizain. Love to hear your opinion as I usually miss a facet.<br />Fun to try, but I wonder how significant the final line is supposed to be. A summing-up? A chorus? A different perspective? I tried to compare it to the last two lines of a shakespearean sonnet.<br /><a href="http://aprille.me" rel="nofollow">aprille.me</a>Janine Bolléehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09857073674960699155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-85909873484930307042012-07-30T11:19:39.351-05:002012-07-30T11:19:39.351-05:00Slowly, I am catching up with sleep and food and p...Slowly, I am catching up with sleep and food and poetry. Here's a little thought, perhaps a smile.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-43142490260464496942012-07-30T07:34:55.248-05:002012-07-30T07:34:55.248-05:00Oh!!! Kerry...I got confused, too when the post sa...Oh!!! Kerry...I got confused, too when the post said that the Ballade itself could not be considered a mini-challenge...any way your clarifications are perfectly clear...lol sorry I think I was making it harder than it needed to be. Now I have another silly-busy day with Grammy...this is the last week of it though...phew...<br /><br />Smiles and thank you!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-44308378867360125612012-07-30T01:55:57.580-05:002012-07-30T01:55:57.580-05:00Sorry I botched the first link. :(
Please delete ...Sorry I botched the first link. :(<br /><br />Please delete it.flipside recordshttp://flipsiderecords.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-80702772175275305152012-07-29T15:49:37.603-05:002012-07-29T15:49:37.603-05:00we are all attention-span impaired, it appears, be...we are all attention-span impaired, it appears, because over here i'm working on the 4-stanza sucker, too. hah!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-78164001558858561592012-07-29T11:18:18.486-05:002012-07-29T11:18:18.486-05:00I'm confused because only one stanza is requir...I'm confused because only one stanza is required for the Dizain. The extended Ballade is not today's challenge - just for the sake of interest.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-62707596769639812052012-07-29T09:44:06.958-05:002012-07-29T09:44:06.958-05:00Hi there!! Kerry! This is rugged...I started this ...Hi there!! Kerry! This is rugged...I started this last night and had the first two stanzas and then I realized I had two entirely separate rhyme schemes for each stanza!! At that point I had already really labored mentally over that much and it was getting late...I bailed on it...today I have another family event...I hope to try and write this later...we'll see what state my brain is in...I do have some end rhyme words set aside and some ideas so there's something there but it would take too much this A.M. and I'm already getting the "eye," I'm the only one not ready to go!! Lol Happy day Toads!!! :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-69874137447666008842012-07-29T01:56:00.742-05:002012-07-29T01:56:00.742-05:00I'm still a bit fuzzy in the brain department ...I'm still a bit fuzzy in the brain department after taking some potent back pills for the last two weeks, but I love these short form mini-challenges, and I've copied the rhyme scheme and info for later when my brain is back in full working order. Thanks Kerry--and that ee cummings poem on your linked page is amazing.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-68099496226310625002012-07-29T01:29:30.628-05:002012-07-29T01:29:30.628-05:00Hey, everyone! The challenge is only for the Dizai...Hey, everyone! The challenge is only for the Dizain - the 10-liner. The other forms of the Ballade are just for our edification!Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-16824202403224185172012-07-28T20:13:46.285-05:002012-07-28T20:13:46.285-05:00holy hell, kerry! i'm just seeing this (on Sat...holy hell, kerry! i'm just seeing this (on Sat night) and have this huge report i've given over my weekend to write. but i so want to do this and i will! not quickly, probably :)<br />happy weekend everyone!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-74481576151503935052012-07-28T19:57:19.779-05:002012-07-28T19:57:19.779-05:00This was indeed a challenge! I worked on it for ho...This was indeed a challenge! I worked on it for hours. And used a lot of energy. But it was fun. It was extremely satisfying ending it. Thank you for the challenge!Vacciniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631121664181976045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-29920270275732633812012-07-28T17:28:55.304-05:002012-07-28T17:28:55.304-05:00I'm glad Peggy's head is spinning, too. I ...I'm glad Peggy's head is spinning, too. I studied the challenge, then just had to go with the free verse option.<br />Looking forward to Heaven's dizain now. I don't dare read anyone else's until mine has been posted.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64989388412521860142012-07-28T16:45:20.182-05:002012-07-28T16:45:20.182-05:00Ha! Prince! "Oh baby, I'm a star..."...Ha! Prince! "Oh baby, I'm a star..."Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-64389304651438780732012-07-28T16:38:50.972-05:002012-07-28T16:38:50.972-05:00Well I tried my hand in it ~
Happy day to every...Well I tried my hand in it ~ <br /><br />Happy day to everyone ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75043365437882873282012-07-28T15:34:53.496-05:002012-07-28T15:34:53.496-05:00Well, this certainly is a challenge! My poetic he...Well, this certainly is a challenge! My poetic head is spinning. But thank you for educating me about poetry. I will give it a try but may end up with the free verse prompt.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811244438243200435noreply@blogger.com