Fwd: Ecoseed widget for Lost Thoughts Blog

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From: Ashley Soon <ashley.soon@ecoseed.org>
Date: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: Ecoseed widget for Lost Thoughts Blog
To: Cheryl Bush <bush.cheryl@gmail.com>


Hello Cheryl,

Thank you for your interest to grab our widget. :-)

Here is the link: http://www.ecoseed.org/home_static/widget/index.html

You can copy the script below to your blog :-)

Don't hesitate to inform me if there are problems or anything. Thank you again Cheryl.

Keep in touch!

Warm regards,
Ashley

-----Original Message-----
From: "Cheryl Bush" <bush.cheryl@gmail.com>
Sent 2/2/2010 1:08:43 AM
To: ashley.soon@ecoseed.org
Subject: Ecoseed widget for Lost Thoughts Blog

Hi there,

I would certainly like to put up your widget on my blog. Just let me know where to find it and whatnot.

Thanks a lot. Have a wonderful day!

Sincerely,
Cheryl

Triolets

The other night, my significant other and I were canoodling around with poetic forms. The one we picked up on was the triolet. The triolet is related to the French rondeau (round) poem. It is eight lines of 8-10 syllables each in this form:

A
B
a (rhyme with first line)
A (repeat first line)
a (rhyme with first line)
b (rhyme with second line)
A (repeat first)
B (repeat second)

I like the rhythm of this form. It sings in my head. It also forces me to make lines A and B make sense as both a beginning and an end, which I find to be good harmony. Here's one example I wrote up the other day:

   Standing outside, it's warm, yet I'm still cold,
   And icicles on snowbanks gleam in sun.
   Cardinals chase the squirrels, feeling bold.
   Standing outside, it's warm, yet I'm still cold.
   Trees bow, winds rush on, sun on snow gleams gold.
   Wind bites through coats, shrills, leaving much undone.
   Standing outside, it's warm, yet I'm still cold,
   And icicles on snowbanks gleam in the sun.

Maybe I will post more later...