I am happy March has arrived, and I can put my adventure with the Aquarian metered poetry behind me. I’ve decided to move into new territory. In the past, I have devoted myself to writing a single style of poetry for the month. Writing in the same style for thirty days can get tiring, so I will lunch a new way of attacking my poetic journey. I will explore three new types of poetry in March, and I plan to write Breccbairdne, Blackout, and Brady’s Touch poems. This poetic adventure will teach me many important lessons about meter and rhythm. Let’s get started. This poem is a Brady’s Touch poem titled Leave Taking.
Brady’s Touch and Leave Taking
Maryann-Merryweather Travis created the Brady’s Touch style of poetry in November 2006 to honor Allen Brady. This style of poetry is a decastich or 10 line poem. It follows the pattern listed below.
1. 2 quintets or 5-line stanza with a specific rhyme and syllable count
2. Each stanza follows the same pattern 9-9-8-8-2 syllables
3. Rhyme scheme is abcde abfde
4. The second stanza should be a replica of the first in the length of lines and rhyme.
Leave Taking The delicate art of leave taking It requires one to make plans ahead You should consider the right words That will make the leaving gentle And kind Leave taking is more for the living Then for the one that finds themselves dead The dear ones left to weep and morn A life to grieve and dismantle Streamlined After the service and the grieving With many memories in your head Take a deep breath and slowly sigh This rough storm is hard to handle. Unwind.
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I just posted a verse about a death in the family, and now I read your work. Both efforts, I believe, get at informally formal things to do. I think many will find your poem helpfully engaging.
Thank you for reading.
I admire your resolve. I mean it is great to experiment with different poetic formats one at a time or three at a time. With a shining example as you, I am quite inspired. So far I’ve only know free style and haiku. That’s it. Exploring and exploring. Happy exploring.
Thank you.