Winner is MsJewel Winning Poem

Winner is hhazlett26 Winning Poem

Your Host: Bronze Dragon WELCOME TO FOS – CLICK BANNER FOR FORM EXAMPLE For this challenge, write a poem using the form presented and your fellow Starlite poets will vote for the one they like the best! The form is: Lai- A lai consists of stanzas with nine lines each. The pattern of syllables per line is 5,5,2,5,5,2,5,5,2 and the rhyme scheme for each stanza is aabaabaab. In other words, all 5 syllable lines (in each individual stanza) rhyme with each other and all 2 syllable lines (in each individual stanza) rhyme with each other. There is no set number of stanzas and the stanzas are not linked to each other in terms of rhyme. Please click the banner above for an example of the form. Simply write a poem using the form above. The winner of the FOS Weekly Form challenge is decided by all Starliters. The Host - Bronze Dragon - presents a new form each week. Challenge ends on August 11th or upon reaching 15 poems entered. FOS is a voting challenge - please return at the end of the challenge to vote for the poem using the form that you liked best. Any entries not following the form given may be removed by the Host prior to voting. Thanks, and Have Fun! Message: Everybody come and get lai-d in FOS this week! Poet: bronzedragon Message: poetry is the song our soul sings - sorry - the words have all died Poet: silverdawn Message: I think my poor brain is fully insane ..OH my...Does nothing remain but a darkened stain..I cry....I tried once again, to write in this pain, but why? Poet: blind_poet Message: you have a good start on one, Dory, now finish it and post it! :) Poet: bronzedragon Message: Hello Michael. Missed last week so first up this week. All reads and comments welcome. Tom Poem: Lions Pride Poet: tomfoollery Message: Leaping lizards Starliters Now the dragon wants us to begin writing tongue twisters,, Help! Where are you Al . You are supposed To start the ball rolling.? Poet: jollynoblefrog Message: Anyone who likes FOS may enjoy the latest thing I posted called **Froggie Went A-Learnin ** - all in fun! Poet: bronzedragon Message: Me thinks me does not like the lai! Maybe it should be a lei? I am off on a mini-vacation tonight, will be back by Sunday...see you all then...good luck to everyone! Pam :) Poem: A Brief Encounter Poet: Adele Kaye Message: Thank you friends for your comments. Bless you. Poem: A GREAT NUMBER Poet: poetalthomas Message: Had to write a special event poem. Smiles, love and blessings...Cherry Poem: On Getting Warm Poet: cherrykc Message: Here is my little bit of nothing lol. Poem: Vision Framed Poet: tinyteddy Message: I have never heard of this form. I like it a lot. Thanks Michael. Poem: Alone Poet: gkozora Message: My muse has died...My brain is fried..Oh My! I tried and tried.. Till I simply cried..Sigh sigh...Could I just be dead.. no prayers were said..why why Sorry Dragon I blew it twice, will try again OK Poet: jollynoblefrog Message: Here you go Bronzed one Lai using vowel rhyme, not my best work but.....I hope you all will enjoy anyway. Poem: Stigma Poet: 02l Message: Laugh at Ruby Red - Hurting her poor head - She writes - Til her fingers bled - Says her muse is dead - Starlites - Just the place instead - Motivate her head - She writes! Poet: bronzedragon Message: I will say that you guys are all taking the teacher to class this week - yours are SO much better than my half-assed example!!! Poet: bronzedragon Message: Here is my try at this Michael, hope I made you proud. Brandy :) Poem: I Sigh Poet: brandyischarmed Message: i tried - hopefully i got the form correct Poem: Fly Free Poet: silverdawn Message: Thanks this made me get busy and rework this and to try and do it right, sorry if it is sad, but thanks to every commenter, especially to those who tell me how to get it right, jean. Poem: BENEATH THE OAK TREE (3) Poet: jean_e_ward Message: Sir Dragon...this is just something I felt I had to express Poem: The Candles Lai Poet: blind_poet Message: Always takes me awhile to get this form just the way I want it! Enjoy! Poem: Neath Any Sky Poet: hhazlett26 Message: A conversation with someone I met here made me realize again what a fool I used to be, and gave me the fodder for this entry that I think fit the form well. We will see, eh? Poem: Clean Poet: duffallen Advertisment Remember every Starlite member can open their own challenges. These challenges can be opened to all of Starlite or to only your friends. You Decide!