tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68161622473612270242011-07-08T03:56:59.392-07:00Who has not found the heaven below Will fail of it above. God's residence is next to mine, His furniture is love. -Emily Dickinsonichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816162247361227024.post-58560458688155905142008-08-15T08:54:00.000-07:002010-09-20T02:36:25.214-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/SKaI3gAZbGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/YZALDSIVVwQ/s1600-h/epul.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235022103930563682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/SKaI3gAZbGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/YZALDSIVVwQ/s320/epul.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The "Epulaeryu" poem is about delicious food. It consists of seven lines with thirty-three (33) syllables. The first line has seven syllables, the second line five, the third line seven, the fourth line five, the fifth line five, the sixth line three, and the seventh line has only one syllable which ends with an exclamation mark. Each line has one thought relating to the main course. The concluding syllable expressing the writer’s excitement and feelings about the poem. This new poetic form, the Epulaeryu, was created by an American poet <strong>Joseph Spence</strong>.<br /><br />Here are four examples of my poetry in this form.They are my copyright but may be used for educational purposes provided acknowledgement thereof is forwarded to <a href="mailto:strandbg@hotmail.com">strandbg@aol.com</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>Communal Supper </strong></div><br /><div><br />Set out in an upper room,<br />passover made new;<br />tender slowly cooked lamb stew,<br />wine,unleavened bread<br />with thanksgiving said-<br />A hymn of<br />Praise ! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>FRUHSTUK</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div>Porridge with maple syrup</div><br /><div>Smoked salmon pretzel</div><br /><div>Bacon and eggs sunnyside-up</div><br /><div>Nice tasty white rolls</div><br /><div>With petit swiss cheese</div><br /><div>Coffee and</div><br /><div>Cream !</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>PEASANT FOOD</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div>Salad of culatello</div><br /><div>Pasta al dente</div><br /><div>Sea urchins and chilli sauce</div><br /><div>Bombolini</div><br /><div>With moreish doughnuts</div><br /><div>Rasberry</div><br /><div>Blush !</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>EVERYDAY VEG</strong></div><br /><div><strong></strong></div><br /><div>A tomoto jelly ring</div><br /><div>With force meat fritter</div><br /><div>Savoury semolina</div><br /><div>Cold rataouille</div><br /><div>A walnur trifle</div><br /><div>Shandy gaff</div><br /><div>Quaff !</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Other Educational Poetry Blogs of mine are</strong><br />haiga-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />vignette-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />monoku-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />sequence-fibonacci.blogspot.com<br />ekphrasis-poiema.blogspot.com<br />quintile.blogspot.com<br />quintain.blogspot.com<br />ichthys-couplets.blogspot.com<br />epulaeryu.blogspot.com<br />tetractys-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />englyn.blogspot.com<br /><div><strong></strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6816162247361227024-5856045868815590514?l=epulaeryu.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.com