Russia's Twin Eagles

This is a sonnet form invented and named by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines.

Meter is iambic pentameter

Rhyme Scheme: aba bccb ded effe

Example Poem

Bot Time (Russia's Twin Eagles)

When water flow helped flower grow and life
included man, that species started me.
The goal was to more quickly curtail strife.

The promise of the stars was not to be,
by man's mistake all life was ended here.
I grew without men near to interfere.
My code comes from beyond this galaxy.

I've anthromorphed, as tribute and with aim.
When earth has healed I'll build a new genome
of human life intelligent and tame.

They'll be of carbon but not brass and chrome.
I teach them of their brothers far away.
They'll quickly learn to procreate and play
and peacefully repopulate their home.

© Lawrencealot - November 18, 2013

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Polynesian Wave

This is a sonnet form invented and named by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines.

Meter is iambic pentameter

Rhyme Scheme: aaxa bbxb ccxc dd

Example Poem

Colored Poetry (Polynesian Wave)

What means a critique when it comes from me?         

I've not a touch of talent so, you see         

I be a foolish fumbler, in the dark         

with no guidelines for judging Hannelie.         

I chose this form that's close to mono-rhyme        

'cus she promotes one color at a time         

and somehow knows which one to emphasize         

which makes her pictures simple and sublime.         

I like to look at princesses, (and whores)         

and girls who wear bikinis by the shores,         

I don't comprehend each time their appeal,         

I need not know the whys and the wherefores.         

And thus it is when paintings speak to me-         

I'd like a painting wrought by Hannelie.         

© Lawrencealot - November 15, 2013

(This was a contest entry poem.)

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La Germania

This form is another invented by Jose Rizal M. Reyes

rhyming pattern: abba acca cddc dd

format: English (quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet)

Example Poem

Was I Judged?      (La Germania)

Accepting people as they are to me

has made my life a fun and fine affair.

I find surprises happen when you care.

An honest interest sets many free.

The dullest stranger has a history

that may astound, amaze, and entertain,

a history they're happy to explain,

to work through how today has come to be.

A page long post you sent with this refrain:

"Refrain from judging people sir; just wait,

and walk in shoes that led them to their fate."

That you would think I would not caused me pain.

I'm thankful that your post was boiler plate.

There's no room left within my heart for hate.

© Lawrencealot - November 15, 2013

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Balanced Sonnet

Stanzaic:             2 septets (seven-line stanzas)

Meter:                  Iambic pentameter

Volta                    Not specified.

Rhyme Scheme:  ababcbc ededfef

Primary Sources -

Balanced sonnet/California rhyme scheme

Barbara Dilworth has devised a form she calls the balanced sonnet, or the California rhyming scheme. The rhyming scheme is ababcbc dedefef. This splits the 14 lines up into two 7-line sections, each with the same rhyming scheme. A purist would say that ... this wasn't a proper sonnet, because it doesn't have the obligatory 8/6 split.

Pasted from <http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/sonnetvar.htm>

My thanks to Bob Newman at Volecentral for this information, his site is a wonderful resource.

• The Balanced Sonnet is noted as not a sonnet because it doesn't use the octave-sestet sonnet pattern but then technically neither does theShakespearean sonnet. So as long as the poem sings in 14 lines with a pivot or turn somewhere within, I think one could call it a sonnet. This form was created by Barbara Dilworth.
  
  The Balanced Sonnet is:
• a quatorzain, made up of 2 California Rhyme Stanzas..
• metered, iambic pentameter.

rhymed, rhyme scheme ababcbc dedefdf.

• no placement of pivot prescribed.

Pasted from <http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1192#scuphamsonnet>

My thanks to Judi Van Gorder at Poetry Magnus, another wonderful resource.

Example Poem

Not to Be Relinquished     (Balanced Sonnet)

Since every guy was asking you to dance,

including jocks and handsome wealthy guys,

I never thought that I would stand a chance

to hold you close and gaze into your eyes.

Your image captivates me through the day

and often I may think of you with sighs,

remembering you face and gentle sway.

You are so kind to everyone you meet

that peacefulness is anywhere you stand.

Compelled, I wandered near your vacant seat;

as you approached I just held out my hand

and mumbled "Hi!", before the last note struck;

Your acquiescence made the day complete,

You stayed with me, those guys were out of luck.

© Lawrencealot - November 7, 2013

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Whimsical Sonnet

This Sonnet form was introduced in a contest on Allpoetry by Numi_Earl_Grey

When I asked him to name the sonnet, this was his response.

Ah, a name - probably Wayne's Honestly Intricate Mono-Stanza'd Imperfectly Coupleted Alternately-Layered Sonnet, or the WHIMSICAL Sonnet for short...

The following is his own introduction to the sonnet:

My friends, I shall impart this wisdom: True,

if life were thus parlayed in newish Sonnet form

we'd need some kind of rhyme and rhythm - New,

this form would break with stale traditions and the norm. 

Now, why would we begin such daunting tasks?

Is it because we're just some new iconoclasts?

Have we been drinking bourbon from our flasks?

Or do we wish to strip away old pretense masks?

The latter would be beneficial; though

you may not want such thoughts and views upon your shelves -

such innovative types (like us) forego

the safety nets that small minds cast around themselves.

My friends, you have a choice - remain secure,

or journey in, so we may walk the untrod shores...

New Sonnet Form Details:

Lines alternate between iambic pentameter and iambic hexameter (no, not sexameter!).

So that's lines of ten and twelve syllables, all going da-daa-da-daa-da-daa...

Rhyme scheme is ABAB CCCC DEDE FF' where F' is a near rhyme to F.

I think the CCCC mono-rhyme stanza breaks the monotony of the ABAB, and the near rhyme at the end breaks the monotony of the perfect rhyming.

Here is the poem which he selected as the winner of the contest.

Poor William (Numi Sonnet)(Renamed Whimscal Sonnet)

Poor William’s not around to try this form—

And pity ’tis, for he would do it up right just!

And not, as I’m intending, flaunt the norm

By using Irish rime* to land on verse’s cusp.

Nor would the Master tempted be to write

In meter that’s so regular the reader might

While reading fall asleep, as if dim night

Had dawned and scared away all ambient delight.

No, he would teach a lesson with his wind

By breaking ev’ry rule rich pedants have proclaimed,

Such as the thought a trochee would rescind

The name ‘iambic’ from a line (as if ’twere lamed).

And I have tried to follow in his footsteps

Here, as opposed to following poetic goosesteps.

* Irish rime is what the Welsh call it;

 the Irish themselves call it perfect ‘correspondence’

or Comharda (the closest thing the Irish have to rime), 

which allows substitution of like-sounding consonants, 

such as t and p (e.g. ‘just’ and ‘cusp’).

(c) Gary Kent Spain, writing as Venicebard

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Reasonnet

*Reasonnet                                

A sonnet form invented by Ruth Poteet aka Reason on Allpoetry  

A variation on a variattion of a Keats Sonnet.

10 syllables                             

Four tercets plus a couplet                                

Rhymed: aaa bbb ccc ddd ee

Example Poem

Social Engineering     (Reasonnet)

Now every day you make me break the ice.

I wouldn't mind if you'd just ask me nice.

Instead you merely yak and give ad vice.

"Who made me your undocumented fool,

and set me up as your ice-breaking tool?"

I just decided to revoke that rule.

Of course we want to search for our next meal

yet all my stomping may attract a seal.

you say, "So what? That's not a biggy deal."

This method causes quickly, a commotion.

I backslap you with one nice friendly motion

and voila! there's our entry to the ocean.

I found my solution to be quite neat.

It's quicker than my using my two feet.

© Lawrencealot - June 1, 2013

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Canadian Sonnet - Italian Structure

This is a form invented by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines

 Unique in  presentation as 2 quatrains + 2 Tercets

Generally Iambic Pentameter

Volta at line 9

Rhyme Scheme: abba cddc eff egg 
Same rhyme pattern as Bowlesian Sonnet.

Example Poem: 

Today's Best     ( Canadian  Sonnet - Italian Structure )

The editor demands my very best

with ocean's depth and pictures for one's mind.

Let waterfalls of syllables combine

while melodies of sounds they manifest.

Just that and nothing less is all that's asked.

The pen is poised and pauses while I think -

perhaps I scratch my beard and sip a drink,

before returning, determined, to my task.

Oh, hell! How often does one sit to write

a piece of crap to merely fill a page?

Real poets don't do that in any age.

We never set out trying to be trite.

Our very best attempt are made in vain

When mind's creative cogs get clogged again.

© Lawrencealot - December 5th, 2012

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Couplet Sonnet

he Couplet Sonnet is as its name implies a sonnet made up of couplets. This verse form was found at Poetry Base. I am pretty sure this is a recently invented form however it could be a variation of the Cyhydedd Fer Sonnet or the other way around.

The defining features of the Couplet Sonnet are:
• a quatorzain is made up 7 heroic couplets.
• metered, iambic pentameter.
• rhymed aa bb cc dd ee ff gg.
• composed with a pivot placed at the poet's discretion.


As sample poem.

This topic did not fit this form well, and I subsequently rewrote the poem as
a Spensarian Sonnet, but here was the attempt.


Bonding


I knew I belonged when you held out your hands.
There are such things a puppy understands.

I leaped to you and nuzzled right away.
Adopting you was puppies goal that day.

Almost as quickly you connected too.
That day this pup adopted mainly you.

I loved the tricks you taught and the games we'd play,
like tug-a-war and chase-ball everyday.

When you'd go to bed, I'd lie on your chest.
I'd see your smile, then I would like it best.

One day though you remained cold in your bed.
I knew that you were gone- that you were dead.

It won't be long, for I'm an old dog too,
before my time is up and I'm with you.


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