tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post7059365331796713673..comments2023-06-16T05:25:55.741-07:00Comments on Elliptica: Blog Evolution Meme...Lynethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06357023675142716573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post-44353711037170628382007-10-22T11:24:00.000-07:002007-10-22T11:24:00.000-07:00I promise to get to this. (As you probably know, s...I promise to get to this. (As you probably know, sometimes it takes a week or two for me to post, but I come 'round.) In any case, right now I'm grieving so much for Charity that I will have to take time to reorient my thoughts towards fun.<BR/><BR/>But then you seem like the patient type. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and I should say it was fun reading your history (or would that be herstory, or blogstory?)L.L. Barkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333960142447144678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post-83765040553507435002007-10-19T13:44:00.000-07:002007-10-19T13:44:00.000-07:00Thanks, C.L.! I have to correct you, though -- re...Thanks, C.L.! I have to correct you, though -- repeating final words isn't my idea, it's been around since the sestina was invented, which I believe was about 800 years ago (some French troubadour wanted to make a joke of the intricacies of forms that were around at the time and ended up creating something that was just barely usable).Lynethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357023675142716573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948420587779787298.post-3572293255916041592007-10-19T06:01:00.000-07:002007-10-19T06:01:00.000-07:00It's tricky tagging people, isn't it? ;)That's a g...It's tricky tagging people, isn't it? ;)<BR/><BR/>That's a great poem -- I went ahead and read it out loud as you suggested. I was fascinated by rhyme and meter patterns when I was younger -- perhaps it's a math-minded thing? I also like geometric puzzles and toys.<BR/><BR/>I kind of gave up on rhyme and meter, though, because I think in English rhyme is too harsh a restriction. There are too few words for a given ending syllable, so you end up repeating the same rhymes that have been used since the beginning of time: "time/rhyme, wife/life" - blech! Your idea of repeating the exact words in each line ending -- and trying to find a variety of meanings for each -- is much more interesting.C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.com