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October 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: "𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱" -

Ottava rima has been used alternatively for heroic poems or to mock or parody heroism. I tried to split the difference here, in form and content.

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September 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Happy Monday! Let's kick off the week with a fun #Poetry lesson on the Ottava Rima!

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How to Write an Ottava Rima
Learn how to write an Ottava Rima Poem from 14th century Italy!
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June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A thing gets old because it starts out young
and in the spring has little or no care;
of consequence and karma, yet unsprung
in early life, it remains unaware.
...
The spring and summer can't imagine snow,
nor feel the cold that only winter knows.
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A Thing Gets Old: ottava rima
A thing gets old because it starts out young and in the spring has little or no care; of consequence and karma, yet unsprung in early life, it remains unaware. Perhaps in early August, comes a sign…
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September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
No. 731/3,333

Buan

Her husband's skin would whiten and redden when
She would ask any question, and She could read
these colors to understand...

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Buan
No. 731/3,333BuanHer husband's skin would whiten and redden whenShe would ask any question, and She could readthese colors to understand him evenin death. Though the colors were faint, they would lead...
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July 21, 2024 at 2:49 PM
No. 706/3,333

Banḑamma

When the rains come again, Mother, let us be
safe from disease in the flood waters, we pray;
from the illnesses let us be...

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Banḑamma
No. 706/3,333BanḑammaWhen the rains come again, Mother, let us besafe from disease in the flood waters, we pray;from the illnesses let us be safe and free,let us rise again healthy to meet the day,let...
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May 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
No. 631/3,333

Bereginia...

Belovéd to the Slavic peoples, Mother,
we beg for protection, peace, and for healing.
Here we stand at Earth's shore...

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October 7, 2023 at 4:04 PM