Clutching At Straws
for the Potlatch club9 total reviews
Comment from Bill Schott
This magic nine poem, Clutching at Straws, has the proper formatting and takes us back to those dreamy days of a date at the soda shop and the rare opportunity to share a float with a girlfriend. Nice.
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2024
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This magic nine poem, Clutching at Straws, has the proper formatting and takes us back to those dreamy days of a date at the soda shop and the rare opportunity to share a float with a girlfriend. Nice.
Comment Written 17-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2024
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Shelley always challenges us with a poetic form and I enjoy the challenge.
Comment from Sanku
You have succeeded in adhering to the rhyme scheme and writing about a something which is close to all young people(old ones too).I enjoyed it when you talked about fallinf while licking....I enjoyed this .
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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You have succeeded in adhering to the rhyme scheme and writing about a something which is close to all young people(old ones too).I enjoyed it when you talked about fallinf while licking....I enjoyed this .
Comment Written 12-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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I'm very thankful for your fine words!
Comment from Esther Brown
Enjoyed the nonsense. Very cute. I could see the old time soda fountain and the bar stools...Imagine everything except the amazing prices. Those good old times are long gone. I noticed this is a Paper Potlatch Poetry Club? What is that?
Esther
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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Enjoyed the nonsense. Very cute. I could see the old time soda fountain and the bar stools...Imagine everything except the amazing prices. Those good old times are long gone. I noticed this is a Paper Potlatch Poetry Club? What is that?
Esther
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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On the top of the page, there is a heading "SOCIAL". If you go into tht, one of the items in the menu is "CLUBS". There re several clubs on this site. The "Put Pen To Paper Potlatch Club" is organized by Shelley Kaye. Each week, she assigns a different form of poetry and the members try to write a work in it. I also belong to the "Flash Fiction" club which really teaches you about wasted words and avoiding them.
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Thanks.
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You're most welcome!
Comment from Liz O'Neill
The s's make it sound like a soda fountain with the spritzing sound. Very cool. Sounds like pricing from the '50s. "seven flavors for a nickel" . this was fun, thank you for telling me about it.
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The s's make it sound like a soda fountain with the spritzing sound. Very cool. Sounds like pricing from the '50s. "seven flavors for a nickel" . this was fun, thank you for telling me about it.
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
Comment from karenina
Leave it to you, Jim! True enough, I've never heard of this form, but it looks like a heap of fun to write so I'm going to keep the notes and beg the muse to make another stop!
I found this, for further info--although you covered it, essentially:
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"What Is the Magic 9 Poetry Form?
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The Magic 9 poem is a simple nine-line creation with a rhyme scheme of ABACADABA.
It has no other rules or regulations, making it a canvas for poetic whimsy.
The rhyme scheme is deceptively easy to remember--it's just the word "Abracadabra" with the r's removed!
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Structure of the Magic 9:
Always nine lines in total.
Rhyme scheme: ABACADABA.
While the first end sound (A) repeats five times, the other lines (B, C, D) are more flexible in length and syllables.
There's no strict meter, allowing poets to play with rhythm and expression.
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The fewer rules there are the more I like them!
I remember those soda fountain days! (Which makes me only slightly younger than the dinosaurs)
Great poem and great fun!
Karenina
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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Leave it to you, Jim! True enough, I've never heard of this form, but it looks like a heap of fun to write so I'm going to keep the notes and beg the muse to make another stop!
I found this, for further info--although you covered it, essentially:
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"What Is the Magic 9 Poetry Form?
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The Magic 9 poem is a simple nine-line creation with a rhyme scheme of ABACADABA.
It has no other rules or regulations, making it a canvas for poetic whimsy.
The rhyme scheme is deceptively easy to remember--it's just the word "Abracadabra" with the r's removed!
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Structure of the Magic 9:
Always nine lines in total.
Rhyme scheme: ABACADABA.
While the first end sound (A) repeats five times, the other lines (B, C, D) are more flexible in length and syllables.
There's no strict meter, allowing poets to play with rhythm and expression.
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The fewer rules there are the more I like them!
I remember those soda fountain days! (Which makes me only slightly younger than the dinosaurs)
Great poem and great fun!
Karenina
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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I appreciate your kind words. Were it not for Shelley Kaye, I never would have known of this form. She and Roy Owen seem to be masters of all kinds of poetry.
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I love that about this site... We all learn from one another!
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And I, especially from you!
Comment from shelley kaye
a nickel?? when was this? the 20s? LOL!
anyway, this was a cute little abracadabra poem about the magic of love...
the fifth line: one each, if a kiss you count on! - stumbled over this for some reason... but it could be just me (just thought i'd make a note)
great imagery and rhymes!
thank you for sharing
shelley :)
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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a nickel?? when was this? the 20s? LOL!
anyway, this was a cute little abracadabra poem about the magic of love...
the fifth line: one each, if a kiss you count on! - stumbled over this for some reason... but it could be just me (just thought i'd make a note)
great imagery and rhymes!
thank you for sharing
shelley :)
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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I appreciate your kind words and am sorry I fell behind in replying.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this poem with us. Again, this reminded me of a simpler time when we all jointed together at the local ice cream shop after school. It's a great memory. I enjoyed the song too.
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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Thank you for sharing this poem with us. Again, this reminded me of a simpler time when we all jointed together at the local ice cream shop after school. It's a great memory. I enjoyed the song too.
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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And I enjoyed your words!
Comment from BethShelby
Those were the days. I love those times of our youth when life was fun and things at the soda fountian was cheap. This is cool form for writing a poem. You seem to have a vast supplies of videos to share.
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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Those were the days. I love those times of our youth when life was fun and things at the soda fountian was cheap. This is cool form for writing a poem. You seem to have a vast supplies of videos to share.
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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It's fun finding the videos and challenging to write in Shelley Kaye's weekly poetic forms!
Comment from Wayne Fowler
How ever did you think to look for this song? A true soda fountain (rhinestone) cowboy.
My mother was such - how my folks met.
Can't say I'm a fan of the Magic-9. Roses are red is about the limit of my poetic expertise.
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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How ever did you think to look for this song? A true soda fountain (rhinestone) cowboy.
My mother was such - how my folks met.
Can't say I'm a fan of the Magic-9. Roses are red is about the limit of my poetic expertise.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 11-Mar-2024
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2024
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This sounds crazy, I know. Every day, I pray God will grant me a writing and/or musical cue. I hadn't heard this song before, but I found it with no more than a minute's search.
