Snowflake ~ Revised 12/12/06, Atarlis Fileata Options

[Guest_Cathy_*]

Snowflake ~ Revision 1

Tat lace
of frosty flake
in five-point grace;
a crystal-flocked snowy wake
of wintry white embrace
in frosty-flaked
tatted lace.

Cathy Bollhoefer
copyright Dec 2006


Snowflake ~ Original

Tat lace
of frosty flake
in five-point grace;
a crystal-flocked snowy wake
that winter winds embrace
in frosty-flaked
tatted lace.

Cathy Bollhoefer
copyright Dec 2006


Atarlis Fileata [At’-ar-lee’ Fee-lee-ah’-tay] (Gaelic for "repeating poetic") is a 7-line poem with 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2 words per line, and only one rhyme — in the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th lines: ABacaBA, the first two lines reversing as the last two lines. (There may be a very slight variation in line 6 and 7, usually only changing one word or rearranging the words already used, but saying basically the same thing.)

There may be any # of stanzas, but each stanza must be able to stand alone.

[Guest_Cathy_*]

Wow! Thank you Liz!

I'm sorry you lost the moment! I do that so often and it really gets frustrating. I hope you don't give up though. I'd love to see one from you!

I'm glad you enjoyed this one~
Cathy

[JustDaniel]

And I've not only lost the momemt but the momentum of late, Cat. I can't seem to write anything of import or value...

so your fine piece here inspired me to write about my lack of inspiration in a piece in your form. How's that for depressing?!

Liz is right, Cat. This is a reflective keeper. Don't let it melt away!

sLightly depressed, but pluggin' away, Daniel