Thursday, July 28, 2011

Comparisons only lead to overstretching


(A found Rhyme Royal, kind of)

Stretch to a point where you feel a mild tension.
Do not bounce!  Breathe slowly, rhythmically.
Any stretch that grows in intensity is an over-extension.
If possible hold onto something and keep your knees bent slightly.
Be relaxed in your mind and body:  breathe easily.
Interlace your fingers and gently pull backward.
Hold only the tensions that feel good.



Read more Rhyme Royal at:  dVerse Poets

7 comments:

  1. The rhyme royal stanza consists of seven lines, (usually) in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is a-b-a-b-b-c-c.

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  2. Miss Jane, I love it! (Must show it to my friend who teaches yoga.) It's only 'usually' in iambic pentameter, so I think you have done a legit. rhyme royal. I must have a try at the rhyme without the usual meter, myself, now that I've seen how delightfully you managed it.

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  3. "If possible, hold on to something.." is always good advice, especially if you end up over-extending. I like the last line, especially. Whether technically royal or not, definitely entertaining rhyme.

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  4. Fascinating metaphor, deftly presented in the Rhyme Royal form. The image, the rhythm, the idea -- all woven with great artistry.

    David

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  5. Well you certainly succeeded with the message and the rhyme scheme. It has its own melody and a kind of bouncing meter so it's close to rhyme royal; however when I wrote "usually" I meant that it is sometimes written in tetrameter rather than pentameter. There may be an odd anapest for meaning but the usual foot is iambic.

    However while there are a fair number of iambic feet here, you also have a lots of trochees throughout particularly at the beginning of lines. Also,your lines are not equal in length or really pentameter at all, but quite irregular.

    Yet I am really glad you came, read, linked and commented. That is the dedication to poetry we appreciate. Thank you for doing so.

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  6. Thank you all for your comments. I did this in fun, but it would be interesting to see if I could rework this in an iambic form.

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