theappletree, 10 months ago

@joel @poetry I like the rhythm in this, and also the way you just change the perspective towards an extraordinary situation.

joel, 10 months ago

Ah thank you, @theappletree! The Bref Double is an interesting form, and though it’s flexible, it’s surprisingly challenging! @poetry

theappletree, 10 months ago

@joel @poetry What exactly is the bref double? Are you currently exploring different poetic forms?

joel, 10 months ago

It’s a fourteen line poem with 3 quatrains and a couplet, and a wacky rhyme scheme @theappletree (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bref_double). I have been exploring different forms as it’s almost like solving different puzzles! @poetry

theappletree, 10 months ago

@joel @poetry Thank you, that's interesting! I also sometimes have the puzzle feeling when I use certain poetry patterns. In German I've tried out different forms years ago and would like to continue with that. I feel that it's sometimes too difficult for me in English. I very much enjoy the English poetry around here, though. Have fun writing, Joel!

joel, 10 months ago

I would encourage it! It’s a fun daily practice, I’ve found @theappletree, but I couldn’t do it in a second language either! Thank you so much for your interest and kind words!! @poetry

theappletree, 10 months ago

@joel @poetry Gerne!☘️

JoeLamport, 10 months ago

@joel @poetry

Nice. This can also be read as a poem about sudden awakening as per the great Sixth Patriarch in the Chan lineage.