Love among the Olives (Huitain)
Love among the olivesThe olive groves beneath the moonglow silver on the mountain side;the wind blows fresh, and maybe soonthe oppressive heat will waft aside.The southern landscapes huge and wide,and...
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hi, davie ... great to see someone else taking up this month's challenge! It looks like maybe you've got an extra syllable in L4 (I'm counting 9) ... and I'm not sure that the sight rhyme of grove and...
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Hello Mona,Thank you for your comment. I suppose I reckoned that if Shakespeare could elide the 'e' in 'the' before a vowel, then I could - and the same with 'move' - lots of poets cheat in this way!...
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As the monthly challenge is meant to be instructional, I was only trying to be helpful, Davie ... but fun is what it's all about ... so enjoy! There's no wrong or right, but I'm sure there's good and...
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I understand completely, and appreciate your help.Davie
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This was so soft and enjoyable. Thank you for sharing it...jinx
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Davie...nice to see more people trying out the forms...and this has a lovely gentle feel to it...Exit light...Enter night...Take my hand...We're off to never-never land...Welcome to...The Maelstrom...
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mmmm....... delicious (love AND the olive groves) Step into Suzie's Sanctuary
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