Happiness

This feeling so foreign, so unknown,
It rushes through me, strong and exciting,
Does this mean I will never be alone?
My fears are no longer frightening,
My heart has not always been true,
Everything strange, everything amiss,
After everything I have been through,
I deserve this, It's time for my bliss.

Pride

A mortal sin, a dreadful thing, this feel,
Yet so good, so unbelievably good,
It matters to some of us a good deal,
Will make us happy, incredibly rude,
And simply unbearable to others,
Yet something we all want to be quickly,
It makes some to enemies, or brothers,
A feeling so wonderful, heavenly.

Love

You came and healed the hole I had inside
You told me I would be alright
I can not count the times I'd cried
Before you saved me with your shining light
You gave me hope and made me strong
You helped me fly so high above
You made me sing a whole new song
And all because of all your love

Trust

A great feeling everybody should know,

and still, sometimes it fades just like old ink,

sometimes it leaves us, not here to follow,

'It is not here, it's gone!' we often think.

I think we are wrong its only hiding,

somewhere we cannot find it, far away.

And then simply everything is aching,

I know it will come back for sure some day.

Happiness

The feeling is the best feeling there is

No matter where you are or how you feel

The feeling shall come to you with strong bliss

The feeling makes everything seem to heal.

The feeling is the strongest in the world

The feeling will lead you to pure success

And will make you shine as strong as a pearl

The feeling is absolute happiness.

Regret

Why did I leave behind my only home?

I left without thinking about those few,

Those few who made my hidden feelings roam,

Unique, unforgettable friends, so true

I left everything in the background,

Never looking at the bigger picture,

Innumerable tears were shed and bound,

Slowly falling, trickling, permanent fixtures.

Task 7

Only Sydney appears to have got close to mastering these tricky iambs, so I am going to wait before setting you your first sonnet, and use Task 7 as another exercise in iambic verse instead.

I would like you all to do the following things:

1. Read carefully EACH student's Task 6 attempt;
2. Read carefully BOTH comments on each student's Task 6 attempt;
3. Practise reworking EACH student's Task 6 attempt into something which is perfectly iambic.

ONLY when you have done all these things should you proceed to the main task, which is as follows...

Write a short poem, consisting of 8 lines, each in iambic pentameter, with a rhyming scheme of ababcdcd. Your topic should be emotion (it is up to you to choose which one). And PLEASE make sure you check and recheck it before posting, so that you make it is accurate as possible.

Some people find it easier to practise their iambic verse on MICROSOFT EXCEL. It might seem bizarre, but if you shade columns alternately (i.e. white/grey/white/grey etc.) and then make sure you only put one syllable in each column, you can manipulate your poetry so that only the stressed syllables fall in the grey boxes. Worth a try, perhaps?

Your Task 7 poem should be posted and live by midnight on Sunday 13th February. Good Luck!

In the meantime, here is my, somewhat rushed attempt...

Sadness

Forgive me if I cry; I do not mean

To make you sad; I tried to cauterise

The pain, to dry the tears, but you have seen

With how much force this brine assails my eyes.

Or how about I whimper, soundless, keep

It hidden? Undisturbed, you can pretend

I do not feel this pain and do not weep.

Such hurt I fear you cannot comprehend.

Keep smiling! :)

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