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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sean-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If it sticks with you I’d consider it a good poem. If, however, a reader reads it and cannot recall how it made him feel or reflect, I bet it needs some revision. I appreciate your honesty.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Ann Chiappetta, MS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>President, Friends In Art, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.friendsinart.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>914.393.6605 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Metropolis-Regular;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'>Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Stylist <stylist-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shawn Jacobson via Stylist<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 27, 2024 9:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Shawn Jacobson <sdj60259@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stylist] poem feedback welcome<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Ann<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Interesting poem, I'll have to think about that one.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif'>Shawn Jacobson<br><a href="mailto:sdj60259@aol.com">sdj60259@aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div id="ydp84fed393yahoo_quoted_9382549754"><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 12:52:40 PM EST, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <<a href="mailto:stylist@nfbnet.org">stylist@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973><div><div><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Hi all-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>My email for Feedback is <a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com" target="_blank">anniecms64@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>This is a modified ghazal poem. It uses couplets independent from one another and a strong repetitive word. Originally I read it was also rigid regarding the meter and syllabic style but those written in English aren’t adhered to as strictly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Read more here: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal#:~:text=A%20ghazal%20commonly%20consists%20of,those%20of%20the%20Petrarchan%20sonnet" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal#:~:text=A%20ghazal%20commonly%20consists%20of,those%20of%20the%20Petrarchan%20sonnet</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>I played with it a bit and this is the result.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Mileage <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Ann Chiappetta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>rain blows east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>wind pushes east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>chalet slopes west<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>high rise faces east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white'>90° of north </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white'>Going home is east</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#555555;background:white'>The dog star howls</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>summer bright in the east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>distance dilutes Love <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>From west to east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Ann, said the loved boy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Return to me<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>I wept in the west<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>and faced east<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>Ann Chiappetta, MS</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>President, Friends In Art, Inc.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.friendsinart.org</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>914.393.6605 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.annchiappetta.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Metropolis-Regular;color:black;background:white'>Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=ydp84fed393yiv0966628973msonormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#26282A'>_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site<br><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/" target="_blank">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><br>Stylist mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Stylist:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>