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Hey Jan, I just wanted to tell you that the poem I wrote for the challenge - Almanac http://www.faithwriters.com/wc-article-level3-previous.php?id=31959 - was inspired by this class. I would never have thought of it otherwise. And I was so disappointed that one of my lines was missing a syllable. I ...

This one gives me a good opportunity to talk about "forced rhyme". You really needed something to rhyme with "guest", since that's the most important line of the quatrian...but is "dancers spin with zest" the best one? To me, it's slightly awkward... Have you ever visi...

Quatrains are a lot harder than haiku. Rhyme and meter! By the time I found them, I almost lost the message. Here's my attempt (after going to a neice's wedding). The vows are short, the kiss is long And the dancers spin with zest; But can the union go on strong If the Bridegroom’s not a guest? Phee

Thank you for the clarification on syllables. Here's my revised version.

Sunlight on water
Sparkles across a puddle.
Serendipity

I'm excited that your class is back, too. Poetry is not my thing, so I'm going to be really challenged.

Phee

I have a technical question I should know, but can't remember.

Do words like finished, sparkles and roses have two syllables? What is the rule?

thanks, Phee

Sunlight on water
Sparkles across a tiny puddle.
Serendipity

Can I be on it? I didn't enter, but that shouldn't matter. It's the only way I'll ever make the top 40.

Please?

Phee

Thanks, Jan. I'll be in your class for sure. The biggest thing I've learned since I joined is that I have a LOT to learn.
Phee

Hi Jan, I've been reading your past lessons and have found them very helpful. Can I make a suggestion for the future? My fiction is still very amateurish and I am learning so much about how to improve it from critiques. But one thing I would like to learn more about is how to describe action. I know...