Harebells blue
Mulleins and Meadow Rue
Eminent cliffs of pink ocher sublime
Rocky barren blueberries and Jack evergreen pine
By old Pasture Fences, Wild Roses intertwine
Lilacs cloister, where homesteads once stood
Arctic tundra withstood
Glacier's hood
Author notes
Background - Acadia National park Mt. Desert, Maine.
Photo - Downeast Maine Blueberry Barrens.
Come July the barrens will be blue as far as you can see with berries and ready to be marked off by twine into strips and harvested. Raked by some local people but mostly by the Maine and Canadian Indians. I have so many fun memories while raking when i was a kid. 
[Back breaking work though! arggg .. 
]
Note: Used the word pink because of the rocky shore in my area of Maine is more pink than the orange color you see in the background photo of Acadia.
(3, 2, 3 pattern)
Trois-par-Huit (Three-by-Eight or Octa-Tri for short), a poem containing three stanzas of 3, 3
and 2 lines OR 3, 2 and 3 lines: 8 lines total with a syllable count of 3, 6, 9, 12, 12, 9, 6, 3.
The rhyming pattern is AAB BBC CC where the last line is the title of the poem and summarizes
the meaning of the poem.
Written May 6th, 2005
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This is such a beautiful picture with beautiful words to accompany it. A very enjoyable read, well done.
Rory
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this is so beautiful and descriptive, i love this form and its ability to keep such vivid images in a structed form, you did this very well.. nicely penned
shanelle -
Thats a pretty cool, I'd like to try that out some time.
And your piece was very vivid too. Definitely a hint of the Ice Age and what it left us. -
Lilacs! Aw Mina, you are a girl after my own heart. I too, am especially fond of Autumn.
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this is much too complicated a form for me. Yet when read the poem seem deceptively simple.
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thiis is such a pretty poem sweety pea. read it about 20 times and though there are a few words me doesn't know the parts I canget ahold of are such a warm flowing thought. I guess its that soft caring that shines through in this it kinda speaks to me like someone pointing to the serene scenery and and holding my hand. It flows like a sweet thought, and most of all I just "know" it is.
I love you sweety pea and this is such a lovely pretty poem, it feels like being loved hence why I have read it so many times, so sorry I have such a hard time commenting but just know I come in and kiss your pages and words more oft than you probably know,
Love Always,
your pacificus Pea on the other sea
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Geez Mina....for such a short poem, this looks mighty difficult to do. What a beautiful form this is {and new to me} and it seems you pulled it off without a flaw {which is no surprise
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I am looking at the rhyme scheme and the syllable counts for this. This was indeed no easy feat. You not only had to make sure your rhymes came off unforced {because this rhyme scheme I believe can sound silly if you don't} AND you had to be sure you had the proper syllables. My head is spinning already
BUT Mina, here is the twist my lovely friend. Not only did you have all that to contend with BUT while doing all that craziness, in the process you painted me such a beautiful picture AND used such nice aliterations and your eloquent language to boot. My goodness! You have the patience of a thousand saints my friend. This is utterly gorgeous in every way possible.
Your form, content and style are beyond reproach Mina. And you say my poetry is worth the wait? Goodness no Mina, YOURS is {and I always feel inadequate after reading your work knowing you come by and read my crap }
So beautiful Mina in just about every way I can dream of. I have never seen the Blueberry Barrens before Mina~~ but now I have through your words
Outstanding Girlfriend~~ wonderful writing
love ya
~~Dawn
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Breathtaking!
Brilliant Mina! The imagery of the poem itself, even over shadows the beauty of the pictures here. It has a lovely feel to it of the winds of spring, brushing the face as you gaze into the splendor of the images your words created. I honestly sighed at the end of this piece and HAD to read it over again (twice) it really livened my spirits this evening. Thank you for your lovely essence and talent on display. I've been awaiting your newest masterpiece and I am NOT disappointed! Love this honey. Hugs and Blessings as always, Gypsy
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