The Tides – 2nd August 2024

~ shaun tenzenmen

The words all emptied out of me
Contemplating the push and pull
Heart and head once so proud and full
Sat now, a sculpture by the sea
Contemplating the push and pull
The words all emptied out of me

Shared with WDYS #247 and the attached picture

The Biolet is a six-line poem; the first two lines are repeated as the last two lines in reverse.
The rhyme scheme can be expressed as ABbaBA (with the capital letters representing the repeated lines).
The length of the lines can be in iambic tetrameter (8 syllables), iambic pentameter (10 syllables), iambic hexameter (12 syllables), or in unmetered lines of random lengths.

The second line doesn’t fit the iambic tetrameter but I like it there as the actual words make the reader contemplate the push and pull, chaotic like the ocean.

17th Dec 2024 – Published at Edge of Humanity

Today I’m feeling:

Tired! Gah! Reset my alarm again to get an extra 30 minutes, as I slept very well last night and wanted to sleep more.  It’s another English weather day, making my eyes ache and strain again and though my classes were all fun today they also felt like a struggle.

Thankfully, my mind was in pretty good shape and I was able to come up with some good ideas on the fly.

Today I’m grateful for:

The village uncles (see below)

The best thing about today was:

Getting a message from Amy during one of my lessons whilst teaching.  The message said ‘I’m in trouble’ and there was a picture of our car stuck in the mud of our lawn, as she had driven it across there to get closer to the house to unload her shopping.

I chuckled to myself as I carried on teaching.  She managed to get it out later with the help of a couple of uncles from next door.

What was out of your control today and how did you handle it?

In my second class today, half of my students didn’t turn up as they had been pulled off to do something else.  It was annoying to find out just as my class was starting and not have advance warning.

I dealt with it by just working with the 11 students who were there, which is a nice number of students for a class!

Something I learned today?

Ukraine has apparently reached out to China to help broker a peace deal with Russia.  Hmm….whilst NATO is trying to keep the war going and possibly expanding it to China too….

Review your acts, Good and bad.

I got a message from Winter’s mum that he had had an accident in the morning and was in ER!  I later found out that it was a motorbike accident and that he’s ok but his grandmum broke her arm.  I wished them the best.

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  6. You’ve handled this form beautifully because the poem reads and flows so well. You’re not “inhibited” by the form’s requirement rather, I’d say, you’ve risen above them. I enjoyed this poem a lot! I’ve seen sculptures like the one you’ve pictured here and your poem relates so well to them and to the sea! Perfect!

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