Thanks, Patris — yes, my sister’s got style for sure! And the ambiguity about fighting is intentional. Sure, we fought each other a bit (mainly she waged psy-ops for fun, pushing little brother’s buttons) but we also teamed up to take on the world.
This flows so nicely, Jonathan. I read the explanation of the double dactyl, and will need to look into it more. I’d say your effort was quite successful!
You may have fought, but that’s STYLE!
Thanks, Patris — yes, my sister’s got style for sure! And the ambiguity about fighting is intentional. Sure, we fought each other a bit (mainly she waged psy-ops for fun, pushing little brother’s buttons) but we also teamed up to take on the world.
I thought dactyl was about what I call a fingerling 🌙 moon. Let me think on this tonight.
https://beta.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/dactyl
Thanks for inspiring. Poem awaits to be born .
Would you consider Lewis Carrols Jabber-wockey dactylictic?
I think it's more iambic -- iambic tetrameter to be exact, four beats per line, unstressed-STRESSED x 4.
I will try dactyl poem. Let my fingers do some scribbles.
Weeki-wacky
Wicki Wonder
Was the name.
Big Apple muscle
Grip to
Hold tight
The neck
Came round foundation
Permutationistacily
Wrench pipe grip
Tightens artery.
Douse the light ,
Fall to floor— no more.
Charmed! (Um, is there an extra 'the' in 2nd stanza?) Oh and thanks for turning me on to the The Daily Poem. Excellent stuff.
Oops yeah — thanks
Now you need to have a go at the anapest. Rilke made extensive use of it in his Duino Elegies.
There once was a fella named Rilke
Whose visage was pallid and milky
He liked to write pomes
And break into homes
To steal things exquisite and silky
I love “the beat” of this poem!
Thanks Stan
This may be the beginning of a book of modern nursery rhymes. I wanted to read it again and again, each time with a smile.
Thank you, Kim
This flows so nicely, Jonathan. I read the explanation of the double dactyl, and will need to look into it more. I’d say your effort was quite successful!
Thanks, Rod
Really enjoyed this! Good skills.
Thank you, Monica
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So good - cheered my morning. Thanks Jonathan.
Thank you, Roger