Challenge! (syntuit)

by Larry Chamberlin   Aug 8, 2015


Sometimes you must kick
the beast or it may forget
what it means to roar.

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  • 9 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Leave it to you Sir to always deliver a write that kicks us in the butt! I guess some us do need that literally to wake us up to reality! Funny that even those beasts and hard rock heads need a lift, a reminder of who they are when they are down.

    I liked this and like the form yet am having a hard time to write a butt kicking message like you do! :D

    • 9 years ago

      by Larry Chamberlin

      Thanks, Min.
      I've been kicking butt all my life - I'm the youngest of 8 kids.

  • 9 years ago

    by Naughtymouse

    Ok, so let me get this straight...you devised a form of poetry.....oh my freakin fbsghbfvibab

    Ok, Im going to play around with this, don't be surprised if I message bomb you Larry :P

    #Larryisalegend.

  • 9 years ago

    by Naughtymouse

    Love it Larry, it reminds me of my boy :)

    Can I get an explaination for the form please?

    • 9 years ago

      by Larry Chamberlin

      Ben, it's a form I devised because I got tired of the abuse of the Haiku & Senryu forms.
      A Syntuit is comprised of 17 syllables in three lines of 5-7-5. It does not rhyme and holds to most rules of the Haiku and Senryu including the juxtaposition between the two parts causing a sense of resonance. Some call this the "aha!" moment, but perhaps it need not be earth shattering to be effective. However, rather than presenting a visual message, it relies more on philosophical or reflective language. This form is an attempt to preserve the pure versions of the Haiku and Senryu forms by providing an alternative.

  • 9 years ago

    by Sunshine

    Waw...woarw :) this is really really really amazing Larry. Always kickin in some reminders and life wake up calls. Really loved the message and more importantly I loved ur word choice in writing it.

    Awesome (:

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