I wrote my poem, Free, to the W3 Prompt #135. The poet of the week, Sarah Whiley, devised the prompt. Sarah invites us to write a Dectina Refrain on the theme of Free (or any variation of this word).
The Dectina Refrain
Dectina Refrain
Ten lines;
Syllabic: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10;
The tenth line is comprised of the first four lines all together, as one stand-alone line in quotation marks. (Quotation marks are optional.)
This form was invented by South African poet, Marion Friedenthal and named ‘Dectina Refrain’ by the English poet, Luke Prater.
Free
Free
me now
let me go
release my chains
wander where I will
walk down dales, then uphill—
on vast plains and high mountains
follow horizons, or stand still;
in sunshine, through rains, wild winds, and snow,
Free me now, let me go, release my chains
Lesley Scoble, December 2024
Timelapse video (20 secs) of my digital ink drawing
THANKS
My thanks to our gracious host, David Bogomolny, The Skeptics Kaddish.
My thanks to the poet of the week, Sarah Whiley for the Dectina Refrain challenge.
Enormous thanks to you, the reader, for reading my poem!
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; mime artist; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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