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Small and Specialty Poems

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Comment from robina1978
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Excellent you teach us this new form, I like it. The poem about a dog and a boy as well. I usually like all animal poetry. Good photo.

 Comment Written 20-Jul-2014


reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
    Thank you Ine. Yes, i remember you dog too.
Comment from Joan E.
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I have never tried to create a Ghazal and appreciate your demonstrating the form in such a appealing way. Thanks for sharing the source of your inspiration and a photograph to prove it. I no longer have pets, but still prefer the devoted dogs to aloof cats. I enjoyed your rhymes and refrain. Happy weekend- Joan

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2014


reply by the author on 20-Jul-2014
    Thank you Joan. Yeah. I had both and like a good dog.
Comment from rod007
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This is an interesting poetic format I've not heard of. I see the capital words are the rhymes but interestingly the rhymes are neither at the end of the beginning. Well done, Tom.

 Comment Written 19-Jul-2014


reply by the author on 19-Jul-2014
    Thank you Rod.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
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The first time I read this I just read it as I would any poem, then I saw those words in CAPITALS and looked at the poem again, and then saw your author notes. So, I read it again, and what a difference, I loved it! You have probably tried every style of poetry these is now, Tom. I can see why the photo you took inspired this one. Excellent, sorry no 6s left though. :) Sandra xsx

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014


reply by the author on 19-Jul-2014
    Thanks Sandra. Glad you liked it. A vertical 6 is acceptable to me.
Comment from innerworlds
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What an interesting format for rhyming the words. It would be nice to see a sample of it written in the native script of ancient Persia just to see how they would replace the capital letters! You have listed a number of very good reasons that dogs are important to our well-being. And, yse, I agree...cats don't hold a candle to dogs (even though I included a number of them in my furry family over the years). Let's not mention that to a cat enthusiast, though. They have claws!
Nice work. Liked the photo, too!! Thanks for a feel good posting!!
All of my best friends have been rescuees from puppy mills, shelters, and non-caring homes. Perhaps I should write a poem about girls and their dogs. Then I could post a photo of Henry and Lilli, my two Cavachon puppies.


 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014


reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014
    Thank you Randi. I great idea. Actually i added the capitals myself for impact. They are not neccessarily part of the requirements. Wikipedia has a good description and examples.
reply by innerworlds on 18-Jul-2014
    Perhaps you should create a writing prompt that requires the capitals! (Just not in the ancient languages, though. They'd be terribly difficult to review! (0:)