POEM STARTER
Submitted by Miss Magnifique
Write an ode to something that others perceive as silly, but matters a lot to you.
An ode is a type of lyrical poem that typically addresses a particular subject in a positive and glorifying light.
When I tackled this prompt I found it soOooo much fun! Reading it back, mine made an extreme mockery. And now I’m not sure that I hit all the right buttons!
In contrast, although the subject is silly, this has a veil of seriousness.
Yes, that was the nature of the brief—but I think this is clever, because (accidental or not) you’ve expressed the clock’s value to the keeper, through structure as well as through word choice and rhythm (creating tone of voice) ✍🏼👏🏼⭐️
The structure—two stanzas—brings balance to the poem and strengthens the idea that both are valued in equal measure. Also ‘the coupling’ can infer a bond—a unification through partnership. Great way to use structure to drill a message home!
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In the first stanza, each line has a syllabic count of five. But in the second stanza there is a shift. The things ‘of measure’ are stretched to 6 syllables.
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Its interesting that “your word is your bond” is ‘tied’ to the syllabic count of the first stanza. ✍🏼👏🏼
I don’t know if the things I mentioned were intentional as I well know that somethings words and syntax find their own rhythm. And all we have to do is feel! Nevertheless, I enjoyed this poem. 🥰
Words like ‘toil,’ ‘disdain,’ and ‘vain’ and ‘hands’ are humanising which brings a validation to the clock—to be worthy of a relationship.
As for a simple ode, that bore a heavy task, it got me ticking! Nice job! 🤩🥰
