Elven World Healing Arts Community
Poetry
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Poetry can be a powerful tool
Poetry can be a powerful tool in dementia care, offering therapeutic benefits for individuals living with the condition and their caregivers. Engaging with poetry can improve mood, communication, and social interaction, while also fostering a sense of identity and well-being. Here's how poetry is…
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ACROSTIC POETRY
An acrostic poem is a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase, which is often the subject of the poem. This word or phrase is typically displayed vertically at the beginning of the lines, creating a visual cue for the poem's theme. Key aspects of acrostic poems:Word as…
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Introducing Ghazal: A Symphony of Couplets
Introducing Ghazal: A Symphony of CoupletsThe Ghazal is a poetic form that originated in 7th-century Arabia and later became an integral part of Persian, Urdu, and Indian literature. Almost 99 % of the poets, including such names as Hafiz ans Mirza Ghalib have composed Ghazals. It is a lyrical form…
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Poems of Nature
Pale Duck We met you one day on the marina lakea small brown duck as pretty as pretty can be We were sitting outside on our boathaving our morning biscuit and drinking our…
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Tanka Poetry
Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each line follows a pattern: the first line has five syllables, the second line has seven syllables, the third line has five syllables, the fourth line has seven syllables, and the fifth line has seven syllablesWhat is a Japanese…
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John O'Donohue ~ Blessings
A BLESSING FOR THE SENSES FROM THE ANAM CARA BY JOHN O'DONOHUEMay your body be blessedMay you realize that your body is a faithful and beautiful friend of your soulAnd may…
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John O'Donahue - Poetry
For the Unknown SelfSo much of what delights and troubles youHappens on a surfaceYou take for ground.Your mind thinks your life alone,Your eyes consider air your nearest neighbor,Yet it seems that a little below your heartThere houses in you an unknown selfWho prefers the patterns of the darkAnd is…
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Haiku style
"Tree Spirits" ~ Haiku wilderness beckonstrees talk in loving whisperswhile sky dreams in white with loveTaiJan 2011image made in photoshop
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Kahlil Gibran Poet & Painter...
Kahlil Gibran Poet & Painter...He was called "filthy" because his skin was dark, unintelligent because he could barely speak English. When he arrived in this country, he was placed in a special class for immigrants. But, a few of his teachers saw something in the way he expressed himself,…
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Dante and Virgil
Dante Alighieri, widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is ... WikipediaBorn: 1265,…
A group to share your own poetry and both modern and ancient poetry that you enjoy