Her mood today...

A tree in the Dromana Hills shedding its winter coat
Mother Nature is out and about getting ready to change the seasons!

Form for All - dVerse - Rime Royal
From Gay Cannon:
To celebrate new beginnings, I thought this week we’d look at one of the oldest forms in English, Rime Royal or Rhyme Royal. Traditionally, the name Rhyme Royal is said to derive from The Kingis Quair (“The King’s Book), attributed to James I of Scotland (1394–1437), but some critics trace the name to the French chant royal.

The rhyme royal stanza consists of seven lines, (usually) in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is a-b-a-b-b-c-c. In practice, the stanza can be constructed either as a terza rima and two couplets (a-b-a, b-b, c-c) or a quatrain and a tercet (a-b-a-b, b-c-c). This allows for a good deal of variety, especially when the form is used for longer narrative poems; and along with the couplet, it was the standard narrative meter in the late Middle Ages.

+ Poetry Pantry #60

Her mood today's a sparkle in the breeze

She longs to feel the colours of the earth
She haunts the textured barks and greens of leaves

And from the soul of darkness springs a firth
The phoenix cycle wheels to legend's birth

A Tinkerbell awak'ning Spring's surprise
Her mood today's a scent of summer eyes




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Laughing Kookaburras in a Gum Tree

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Our home in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula, has two large gum trees.
Kookaburras blend amazingly well into the textures of the bark.
I have shown kookaburras on our verandah, but kookaburras usually spread their laughter around from high in a gum tree.
The Laughing Kookaburra, 'Dacelo novaeguineae', is a familiar Australian carnivorous bird of the Kingfisher family, well known for its call. Previously known as the Laughing Jackass it is now best known by its aboriginal name. ~ Avian Web
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ABC Wednesday Round 6 ~ L ~ Laughing Kookaburras
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Closer, and still they blend well into the bark textures and gum tree shadows.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Cute kookaburra
Feathered bundle of laughter
Small wisdom with wings
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A close up with the gum leaves behind
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