Daily Archives: February 18, 2003

Oh Bard, Come Sing: the official Welsh meters

Posted on February 18, 2003 by John

Oh Bard, release your sacred song to heal these hurts and ways gone wrong! (cyhydedd fer) Let loose thy harp strings, filled with untamed woe; go deeply, cut to the heart – For it is there our wounds start. (englyn … Continue reading →

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The Siren’s Song

Posted on February 18, 2003 by John

Like Odysseus, our great commander in chief (who likes his reports and his facts just in brief) has ordered himself lashed and tied to the mast, and in the ears of his councilors, wax plugs made fast so he can … Continue reading →

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Random Musings

Posted on February 18, 2003 by John

At the volta of the delta, stuck in indecision’s swelter, I released the muse and felt her slip away. Though I thought my words would melt her as they tumbled, helter-skelter, she instead preferred a shelter from the fray; and … Continue reading →

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The Wind in the Willows

Posted on February 18, 2003 by John

This week’s assignment at the LJ community “Writing 101” was to use at least 7 of the following 10 words (alphabetical, chaos, tool belt, bloviate, crux, sinner, marshmallow, dramatic, tissue, sympathetic) in a piece of writing. Seems like a very … Continue reading →

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