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Linking with Imaginary Gardens for "Fussy Little Forms" ~ Chained Rhyme
Imagined by Marian
A "Chained Rhyme" is where the last syllable or word of each line is followed by a rhyme on the first word or syllable of the next line.
Here is my attempt:
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
~Coco Chanel
I used to think that my skinned up knees were from the asphalt
fault always seemed easy to find in the path ahead
instead I learned that it was my own steps taken
break en' my groove all by myself and my choice in directions
affections drove me like gravity and magnet's pull
full of lessons learned down gravel roads
closed with signs say en' danger ahead
in red clear as day, but I kept going anyway!
Linking with Imaginary Gardens for "Fussy Little Forms" ~ Chained Rhyme
Imagined by Marian
A "Chained Rhyme" is where the last syllable or word of each line is followed by a rhyme on the first word or syllable of the next line.
Here is my attempt:
"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door."
~Coco Chanel
I used to think that my skinned up knees were from the asphalt
fault always seemed easy to find in the path ahead
instead I learned that it was my own steps taken
break en' my groove all by myself and my choice in directions
affections drove me like gravity and magnet's pull
full of lessons learned down gravel roads
closed with signs say en' danger ahead
in red clear as day, but I kept going anyway!
I think... that it's worth some bruises.... if we never explore we will grow roots. Love what you did with the prompt-
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the sassy rhythm of this poem, Carrie, and the lines that touched my heart were:
ReplyDelete'affections drove me like gravity and magnet's pull
full of lessons learned down gravel roads'.
I still have problems staying on my feet!
Wonderful lilt and cadence in this, Carrie!💞
ReplyDeleteNice! Yeah, I like the attitude in this, and also the extra cute rhymes in your last line which add emphasis for sure. I especially like "magnet's pull full of lessons," really nice.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever seen that Jim Carey movie where he's driving along, complaining that he just wants God to give him one little sign, and all the while he's surrounded by literal signs, some with flashing lights? Pretty funny stuff, but that's what we do.
ReplyDeleteI like the attitude too. A life lived well is worth a few bruises and skinned knees are how we learn.
ReplyDeleteLove your write!
Anna :o]
Perhaps the road less traveled? Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteWe all have to suffer bruises to experience life. This is so well done.
ReplyDeleteCarrie, I like your "skinned knees" idea. And your rhyme worked fine. If it'll work I try what the song, "Detour, there's a muddy road ahead ..." elicits.
ReplyDeleteThat may be too old for you, some of it goes:
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https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=Detour%2c+there%27s+a+muddy+road+ahead+&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS574US574&q=detour+there%27s+a+muddy+road+ahead+lyrics+&gs_l=hp..0.0l2j0i22i30l2.0.0.1.10047612...........0.5f1gJm34ZjA
That one messed up, here is a better one (I think)),
ReplyDelete"Detour Lyrics:
Detour, there's a muddy road ahead, detour
Paid no mind to what it said
Detour, oh, these bitter things I find
Should have read that detour sign
Headed down life's crooked road
Lots of things I never knowed
Because of me not knowin', I now pine
Trouble got in the trail
Spent the next five years in jail
Should have read that detour sign ..."
https://genius.com/Tex-ritter-detour-lyrics
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Love this. What's a few skinned knees anyways exchanged for a life fully lived? (thinks about it -- ok, maybe you should not do that -- that can get you killed!)
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