<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp10e71381yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ann</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Interesting poem, I'll have to think about that one.</div><div><br></div><div class="ydp10e71381signature"><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Shawn Jacobson<br>sdj60259@aol.com<br></div></div></div>
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On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 12:52:40 PM EST, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973"><div><div class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973WordSection1"><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Hi all-</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">My email for Feedback is <a href="mailto:anniecms64@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anniecms64@gmail.com</a></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Read more here: </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal#:~:text=A%20ghazal%20commonly%20consists%20of,those%20of%20the%20Petrarchan%20sonnet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal#:~:text=A%20ghazal%20commonly%20consists%20of,those%20of%20the%20Petrarchan%20sonnet</a>.</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">I played with it a bit and this is the result.</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Mileage </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Ann Chiappetta</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">rain blows east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">wind pushes east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">chalet slopes west</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">high rise faces east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white;">90° of north </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></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1A1A1A;background:white;"> </span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#555555;background:white;">The dog star howls</span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">summer bright in the east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">distance dilutes Love </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">From west to east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Ann, said the loved boy </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">Return to me</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">I wept in the west</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">and faced east</p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal">2023<span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Comic Sans MS;color:navy;"></span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ann Chiappetta, MS</span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">President, Friends In Art, Inc.</span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;">president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;">www.friendsinart.org</span></a> </span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;">914.393.6605 </span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;"><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1;">www.annchiappetta.com</span></a></span></p><p class="ydp84fed393yiv0966628973MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Metropolis-Regular;color:black;background:white;">Trust your dreams. 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