Haruspex: An Hourglass
death signals start
of new life
new soul
then
life lived
slowly fades,
death starts again.
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©2016 Rosemawrites@A Reading Writer. All Rights Reserved.
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Word Inspiration: Sarah Doughty of Heartstring Eulogies (Thank you, Sarah!)
*The Hourglass is a shape poem when centered on the page it should form the outline of an hourglass. Apparently “shape poems” were a popular format used by American teachers in the 50s, this was also found in Pathways….
The Hourglass is:
- a heptastich, a 7 line poem.
- syllabic, 4-3-2-1-2-3-4 syllables per line.
- Unrhymed.
The circle of life.
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Don’t you mean ‘the hourglass of life’? lol 😉 Sorry I had to go there. Lieutenant Obvious is in the house–er–blog? today.
Well done Rosema! I like this word Haruspex. I may have to borrow it. 😉
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HAHAHAHA! Go borrow it, Mel!
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I did! Part I forget what of Dalisay’s story uses it! 🙂
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ooooh! 😀
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🙂 It features her brother, Cerberus. The post is titled ‘Because the Haruspex Told Me To’ 😉
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oooooh. that sounds awesoooome!
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It’s a funny tale 🙂
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oooh. now i am excited to read it!
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🙂 it’s coming up later in August. I forget when
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alright! 😀
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🙂
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i agree! thank you, Andrew!
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Bravo! 👏 👏 👏 👏
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Thank you, Sarah!
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Always! 😊
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❤ ❤ ❤ and thank you for the 30 enchanting & inspiring words!
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I love how this poem is written in hourglass form and content! Amazing job.
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oh thank you, Gilda!
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Welcome! 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤
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WOW, this is so gorgeous, Sister!!!
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yay! thank you sister!!! 😀 😀 😀
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Most welcome always!
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❤ ❤ ❤ this is one of the words from Sarah, sister. 🙂
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Ohhh, thanks!
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most welcome. sissy!
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:):)
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Sister, you continue to expand my vocabulary. Which is terrific! The hourglass metaphor is certainly effective. Turn the glass over–and we go through this amazing cycle again.
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Oh yeah!! I didn’t think of it that way but you are right! Oh, brother! Thank you!
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Yes! Loved this! The hourglass shape of the poem completes it.
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Yay! Thank you dear Jade!
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