Point of View

Okay, so I had so much fun exploring the Breccbairdne, Blackout, and Brady’s Touch world of poems in March that I decided to carry it over into April. I felt like I didn’t learn enough about these varied writing styles, and I plan to carry on this poetic adventure while the buds start blooming on the trees. I still have many pages left to use from the pages of Mr. Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt. It would be a shame to allow them to go to waste. I’m starting to learn important lessons about meter and rhythm. I’m searching every corner of my mind for new inspiration. It almost feels like I’m running an intellectual marathon. Let’s get started. This poem is a Brady’s Touch poem I called Point of View.

Brady’s Touch and Point of View

Maryann-Merryweather Travis created the Brady’s Touch style of poetry in November 2006 to honor Allen Brady. This style of poetry is a 2 stanza 10-line poem. It follows the pattern listed below. I broke the rules and added 2 more stanzas for fun.

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.

Point of View 

I don’t want to be a gongoozler
A silent observer of my life
A caustic idle spectator
Skeptical without not a clue
Wishing

I want to be a true believer
Willing participant beyond strive
My hands held to the sky in praise
Bless me with a heavenly view
Blinking

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