I resolved (again) to let it go—yet
she sat down to dine in her dotted nightgown
Playing with couplets for the January poetry slam.
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I resolved (again) to let it go—yet
she sat down to dine in her dotted nightgown
Playing with couplets for the January poetry slam.
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Love the little scene you created. Great use of the title.
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Thank you. I did struggle with how much to add/take away/rearrange!
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And will there be a Day 18? 🙂
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Afraid so
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Hmmm . . . are you a fan of The Hitchhiker’s Guide? Perhaps reciting some Vogon poetry? 😉
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You are full of Very Clever Ideas! 😀
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😉
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I’ve had guests like that…(K)
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Oh, dear. 🙂
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Been so long since I read something you wrote! To say so much in such few words.. 🙂
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Thanks! Nice to hear from you!
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This is a really beautiful couplet. I love it, even though I’m not quite sure what’s going on in the scene. Not sure if the actor of the first verb (the person who “Resolved..”) is the “she” that you mention, or a speaker observing her.
Excellent choice of detail in the nightgown. Very vivid, and the alliteration really enhances it. Also loved the title.
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Ahh…I see what you mean. Maybe a simple “I” at the beginning…
Thank you for the kindness and the critique. 🙂 Tricky things, couplets!
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Great job with the couplet! I love how you used the title to fill in part of the setting.
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Thank you–I tried many combinations with the title–harder even than a microstory!
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Oh, there’s a fascinating story behind this, I can tell. This was a brilliant couplet!
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Thank you. “Fascinating” may be a bit of a stretch. 😉
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I think the houseguest is going to find stinky fish in her/his bed sometime soon.
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😀
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If you’d written this a week ago I could have just linked to it for an example of “how to write a couplet” and saved myself some trouble 🙂
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Ha! Because I studied your post pretty hard before I gave it a try…
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