The Friday Fling Rispettocizes New Year Dreams!
Friday Fling #161 December 30th 2011
As the New Year approaches, we’re encouraged to look back at the past year to help guide us about where we want to go in the future and help us form our plans and dreams. Customarily this takes the form of New Year’s resolutions about what we want to accomplish in the coming year.
But resolutions are notorious for remaining unfulfilled, perhaps the best known example of the old cliche about the best laid plans. Dreams on the other hand remain our dreams. What are your dreams for the New Year?
Poetry about dreams requires a dramatic format. one such is the Rispetto. We’ve done this format once or twice before on the Fling. ShadowPoetry.com notes:
Rispetto
A Rispetto, an Italian form of poetry, is a complete poem of two rhyme quatrains with strict meter. The meter is usually iambic tetrameter with a rhyme scheme of abab ccdd. A Heroic Rispetto is written in Iambic pentameter, usually featuring the same rhyme scheme.
Tribute to Tuscany
In old Tuscany, this form of poetry
To stimulate the imagination’s muse,
Has been passed down through every century,
To all writers whom the written words enthuse.
Even yet today, some vineyard covered hill,
Hung with clustered grapes, romantic souls instill
With a deep desire to try their hand once more
And resurrect a page from history’s lore!
Copyright © 2006 Betty Lou Hebert
A line of Iambic tetrameter:
“Because I could not stop for Death” (Emily Dickinson)
If you like, give the meter your best shot either way. Iambic pentameter is usually ten syllables with the stress on the second of each pair; Iambic tetrameter is more like eight syllables with similar emphasis. But if you don’t want to fuss with that, just the two stanzas of four lines each inb ABAB CCDD is fine for our purposes.
This week the Friday Fling writes New Years’ dream-laden Rispettos!
Be sure to save time to read and comment dreamily on your fellow pals’ poetic longings. Then go follow your dreams this weekend!
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for December 23rd
Congratulations Lori!
Welcome everyone to the New Year’s edition of the Friday Fling! This week we’re having a New Year’s eve eve party writing Rispettoes (if the plural is spelled like the plural of tomato) about our dreams for 2012. Time to look back and forward to what we’d love to see happen for us in the New Year! Pull up a glass of whatever, enjoy the show and join in and be a part of the party!
Good evening (((Bob))) and all the fling pals! 🙂 :love:
Congratulations to Sonnet Diva on the Fling award! Bravo!!!!!! :love:
I also have a surprise for you (((Bob))) here shortly! :love:
SURPRISE (((BOB)))
I thought it was time for the host to have an award so there are two people that got the finger award this week!
Also congrats to Scotorum for a wonderful job with his poetry and for being an outstanding host! :love: :love:
This is by SONNET DIVA! Thank you so much for your contribution to the Friday fling and again congratulations on the Friday Fling award! Bravo!!! :love:
Another by Sonnet Diva!
and another by Sonnet Diva! You’re on a roll lady! 🙂
and one more by Sonnet Diva!
Good Evening, Bob & Michelle!
I couldn’t wrap my brain around this “meter” stuff, so I just wrote one using the rhyme scheme abab ccdd.
Great blog, Michelle and Bob with wonderful writes shared. Never done this format before but here is my attempt! 🙂 :love: :love:
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Beautiful blog, theme and challenge. Congratulations to Lori and Michelle and Happy New Year to All.
First of all this aint no where near right um just postin okay !!!!!
ON TIME
My new year
Came in wit a glitter
I waz sup ire when I sazzz me face
Posted at the Thematic Attic Blog
Never look at headin of nuttin
Just run in and post
Cuz um always in a hurry
To git from one place
Are the other
Sometimes last
But most times always there
Where ever it is um to be
So this year
I wish is to be on time
Written By: Bettie Davis —————————- © December 29 , 2o11
Dreams caught up in the shadows hidden from me.
I’m not where I should be.
My timing is off a little it seems.
So for now my big dreams must wait to take flight.
I know when the time comes it will be just right.
What I thought about the road I’m on would be so simple has a song.
But the dreams didn’t belong in a house I choose, it was wrong.
The door got slammed shut for I adore my animals to much.
So I’m stuck here dreaming of a new house where we all belong.
I have so many dreams I believe I need in my life.
I want them to have no strife.
I need 2012 to be my year you see.
Its that time for me to dream.
Changes are coming I feel this in me.
It’s just the timing not agreeing with me.
Maybe something better is coming to me.
Wouldn’t that be added blessing treat.
Maybe I’m getting what I can’t fore see.
I just know a job , a house , physic group I dream
Love Love the Fling!!!!! Happy New Year Bob and Michelle…and all the wonderful pals of the CPC!!!!!!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
here is mine… the bottom one you might not be able to make out so I will redo it ok!! hg’s the video goes with it hug’s and love… this is for all those that bring people into a awareness of love!!
Mountains and skies Breath life into me
Can I let you know your a light stream
Awaken a love song I now see
This Lullaby no longer a dream
Hot bodies press in tune to our song
A tempo a rhythm all the long
Passion and Pleasure burn in our eyes
We Dance in our Moon rain Lullabies.
MM-2011 Last 2011 Friday Fling That’s Rispesetto’sw/Bob/Michelle
Here is another one guy’s I hope you like it hug’s :love: :love: :love:
It’s always fun to try the forms. Thanks for the challenge . . . . All wonderful pieces posted . . . . Happy New Year and Giant Hugs to All.
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NEW YEAR’S DREAMING
Upon the canvas of the night
the sun has set upon this year;
dreams dance like stars within their flight,
before they fade and disappear.
I reach for them before they fade;
for peace and joy the dreams I’ve made.
With hopes that peace returns to man,
I dream and pray the best I can.
(c) barbara kausteklis 12-30-11
man I kinda hata leave this blog it was fun Bob and Michelle I loved your Rizbezarrozo format things
I learned.. See even If I can’t say It I did it!
Yeah Man!
It is a Italian or Greek thing right! Ok well I did two and it was fun and I read everyones and man you guy’s Rocked I have a killer migraine… I gotta roll! Love you guy’s it has been real.. Michelle and Bob
I love Friggin Friday! Or Freaken My head hurts well any way love you! :love: :love: :love: