Mountain of strength (Ottava Rima)

by Ingrid   Nov 18, 2008


Strong as a mountain, enduring all storms
Gentle the heart that lies hidden inside.
Bravely facing set backs in all its forms
His inner strength his compass and his guide.
In silent awe I see how he performs
his brave tasks in life with grace and much pride.
Outstanding poet and friend to us all.
When you are in need, just give him a call.

Dedicated to my friend Grant Gilbert.

~ Ottava Rima ~

A Ottava Rima is a poem written in 8-line octives. Each line is of a 10 or 11 syllable count in
the following rhyme:

one octive poem. abababcc
two octive poem. abababcc, dededeff
three octive poem. abababcc, dededeff, ghghghii

...so on and so on

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  • 16 years ago

    by gracey grey

    Most wondefully written dedication to a man who is indeed all that. Very nice :)

  • 16 years ago

    by Bhavin

    This is a good way of paying tribute to a special friend. hats off. another form of poem learnt.

  • 16 years ago

    by Brittany C

    Very nice poem. The format was good. It was sweet of you to write a poem about your friend like that. I gave it 5/5. I saw nothing that needed to be worked on.

  • 16 years ago

    by Grant Gilbert AKA Slash

    Thats a beautifull thing you did for me Ingrid, there is something so special about the written word when done on a personal level.
    You made me feel so much better , and yes it did make me smile, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart

    Grant

  • 16 years ago

    by Sylvia

    An outstanding tribute to Grant. In the short time I have been on this site and reading his work and comments to others, you have captured him and his essence with your words. Excellent write and subject. Wish it was possible to give you more but a 5/5 will have to do.

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