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A Loop Poem with Couplet Option
A chapter in the book Little Poems
Lovely Spring Lilacs
by Treischel
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In keeping with my Spring motif, one cannot forget the Lilacs that bloom. I love their luxurious blooms, and their fragrance is pure delight. It is too bad they only last about a week and then are gone, but I enjoy them while they are here. Afterwards, it's just a green leafy bush.
Lilac (Syringa) is a species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae). The genus name Syringa is derived from Greek syrinx, meaning a hollow tube or pipe, and refers to the broad pith in the shoots in some species, easily hollowed out since ancient times to make reed pipes and flutes. Lilacs are often considered to symbolize love. In Greece, Lebanon, and Cyprus, the lilac is strongly associated with Easter time because it flowers around that time; it is consequently called paschalia. Source: Wikipedia.
This is a Loop Poem with Couplet option.
Loop Poetry is a poetry form created by Hellon, which is defined on the site Shadow Poetry. There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. This is followed for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is abcb.
Variations:
1. Stanzas, writers choice on the number, no rhyming, the last word, first word scheme is maintained.
2. One long stanza, no limit on number of lines, no rhyming scheme, the last word, first word scheme is maintained.
3. Couplets mixed with 4 line stanzas, the last word, first word scheme is maintained in the stanzas. It can also be used in the couplets. Rhyme scheme is ab, cc, defg, hh, ii, jklm, nn, oo.
I chose the third option here. I used mostly iambic lines here, but due to repeated end words containing more than two syllables (like lavender), it is not possible to be completely ambic. My rhyme scheme is:
aa bb cdcd ee ff ghih jj kk.
The syllable count is:
10,10 -10,10 - 8,6,8,6 - 10,10 - 10,10 - 8,6,8,6 - 10,10 - 10,10.
This photograph was taken by the author himself on May 12, 2016
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and 2 member cents. Lilac (Syringa) is a species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae). The genus name Syringa is derived from Greek syrinx, meaning a hollow tube or pipe, and refers to the broad pith in the shoots in some species, easily hollowed out since ancient times to make reed pipes and flutes. Lilacs are often considered to symbolize love. In Greece, Lebanon, and Cyprus, the lilac is strongly associated with Easter time because it flowers around that time; it is consequently called paschalia. Source: Wikipedia.
This is a Loop Poem with Couplet option.
Loop Poetry is a poetry form created by Hellon, which is defined on the site Shadow Poetry. There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. This is followed for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is abcb.
Variations:
1. Stanzas, writers choice on the number, no rhyming, the last word, first word scheme is maintained.
2. One long stanza, no limit on number of lines, no rhyming scheme, the last word, first word scheme is maintained.
3. Couplets mixed with 4 line stanzas, the last word, first word scheme is maintained in the stanzas. It can also be used in the couplets. Rhyme scheme is ab, cc, defg, hh, ii, jklm, nn, oo.
I chose the third option here. I used mostly iambic lines here, but due to repeated end words containing more than two syllables (like lavender), it is not possible to be completely ambic. My rhyme scheme is:
aa bb cdcd ee ff ghih jj kk.
The syllable count is:
10,10 -10,10 - 8,6,8,6 - 10,10 - 10,10 - 8,6,8,6 - 10,10 - 10,10.
This photograph was taken by the author himself on May 12, 2016
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