Richard🖌 : Writing

A Ballad to Iambics.... (poetic rhythm)

A Ballad to Iambics.... (poetic rhythm)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Ballad form: composed in iambic tetrameter/trimeter (8/6/8/6 meter), with an abab, cdcd, etc; rhyme scheme.
Golden Words (promise)

Golden Words (promise)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Quatrains in a/b/c/b 6-count: For someone special who's been waiting on something new from my olde pen🖌 Rhyming Quatrains in a dancing 6-coun..
So many Songs (homage to memories)

So many Songs (homage to memories)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Unmetered Quatrains in an abab rhyme scheme using contemporary punctuation format.
Gracious Prayer (gratitude)

Gracious Prayer (gratitude)

A Poem by Richard🖌


In honoring Robert Trakofler (Bad Bunny) in his own poetic style: Quatrains in 6/8/6/8 count, with aabb rhymes.
Part Of One's Soul (remnants of hope)

Part Of One's Soul (remnants of hope)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Rhyming Dizains (10-line stanzas) in 11-count, aabbccddee rhyme scheme. Tho' love between two hearts may lose its harmony, never the splendor of its m..
The PARTY! (spontaneity)

The PARTY! (spontaneity)

A Story by Richard🖌


Short Story … "Uh-oh! There's that smile again!"
"It’s the Absolute Truth!" (scuttlebutt)

"It’s the Absolute Truth!" (scuttlebutt)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Welsh Clogyrnach (see Author's Note)
Peace Must Be Learned (paying dues)

Peace Must Be Learned (paying dues)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Englyn Penfyr (Welsh stanzaic form: see Author's Note)
Grace of Atonement (humility)

Grace of Atonement (humility)

A Poem by Richard🖌


Free Verse … a simple poem for those who've been requesting something new.
The NEOPHYTE (novice)

The NEOPHYTE (novice)

A Poem by Richard🖌


SESTETS (6-line verses) in 9-syllable counts and a rhyme-scheme of aa,bb,cc / dd,ee,ff / etc.