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RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
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“SESSIONS ARE HELD WEDNESDAYS”
Our next weekly session will be on
Wednesday, December 31th, 2025.
Taking a break for the holidays.
“MERRY CHRISTMAS, ONE & ALL!”
and “A HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE!”·~§~·························································…Read More
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RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
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SESSION EIGHT
🍀 THE IRISH LIMERICK 🍀
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025~———————————•§•———————————~
“THE LITERARILY NONSENSICAL LIMERICK”
Most limericks are comedic, some are downright crude, and nearly all are trivial in nature. To me, what makes the Limerick so universally appealing is the combination of…Read More![Profile Photo]()
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been workin on one. will try have finished today.
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YAYYY!
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There once was a woman from Cork
Who ate black pudding with a fork
When the lads came around
The rumors were sound
She was better than the Duchess of York-
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A fabulous effort, Fia!
Meter’s off a bit, but with such rolicking humor and rhythmical ease, who’s counting, because you onviously intended to please. ; )
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Thanks for joining-in, Dear Poetess, and “A Happy New Year to Ya!” ⁓ Richard
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RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
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SESSION SEVEN
“POETRY, A FEW IMPORTANT BASICS”
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“WHAT EVERY POETESS OR POET SHOULD KNOW”
by RW Jenkins, MFA ©2004If one’s goal or wish is to ever master the true art of poetry (as in any art form), whether it’s in oils, watercolor, or acrylic…Read More
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Thank you most gratefully, SeaCat, Dru, and Fia!
Appreciation is such a wonderful gift to receive. 🙏
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Fia Naturie posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
Here is Guillotine bi-trillets
The ring of steel bells. beckons us to hell
The audience ignores the sound
Multiple bodies hit the groundThe chiming goes on, sings a restless song
Unrelenting sorrowful tears
The heart shutters to stop in fearHope is so far gone, whispered please at dawn
Guillotine swinging in the sun
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Gobsmacking good, Fia!
When you can take a form like this one you’ve never even seen before, observe a few easy details – then, with an earnest effort, turn it into such a creatively captivating poetic tale, makingi it seem effortless – now, that’s something to be proud of, because not everyone possesses this level of potential and/or natural…Read More
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Thank you
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You’re ever-so welcome, Fia
My apology: I forgot an edit; V2-L3, (shuttering should be shuddering).
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It’s okay. That took me three tries. Lol
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YEAH, ya killed it!
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twofiftythree posted in the group ”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”
bi-trillets attempt. this one wasn’t easy for me…never do well when rhymin is involved.
endless night confession
breathe in the black smoke, love feels like a joke
the nights we wasted tasted strange
cheap liquor kiss, dirty exchangeyou were my worst itch, struck like a kill switch
old barroom lungs in borrowed light
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A brilliant submittal, Syr Dru
Congratulations on another successfully excellent effort in displaying such admirable skill in the true essence and grasp of that which is conveyed in these earnestly shared teaching sessions.
Your poetic potential is second to none … this piece is spot-on in every sense of the phrase: meter, poetic voice, i…Read More
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I wonder if we are readin the same poem. I really expected this one to get marked up with a red pen on all the places I went wrong. I appreciate your input and the lessons you’re providin. I’ll agree with you on fixin the rhyme so I’ll add the s to pain. but you’re gonna have to pry my lowercase letters and lack of punctuation from my cold dead ha…Read More
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Ha-hahhhh!
That’s a given, M’Friend, but I’ll never give-up on ya. 🤓
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Hey, Ya’ll!
Thanks for the “LIKE”.
Sure would like to see some great Limericks … they’re a “BLAST!”
Try one, you’ll like it … LOL!