I
Ocean
Green radiant
Rippling rocking rolling
Gorges mountains meadows cliffs
Heaving pushing pounding
Heavy deep
Waterworld
II
Waves
Angry hungry
Rearing frothing snarling
Shoals reefs caves cliffs
Pounding grinding spitting
Sand
III
Beach
Silver seamless
Lisping slipping glistening
Clouds crabs fish footprints
Drifting flashing weaving
Stolid wet
Rocks
It really is an interesting form, and I enjoyed this much more than the cat one...you've captured the best of one of my most exciting places (or three rather!).
Might well have a go at one of these myself.
Philipos
Thu 21st Jul 2011 20:08
Hi Cynthia - I agree with what others have said and water never fails to inspire me either be it coastal or inland rivers
What an interesting form. Knowing nothing of it previously, I suspect these are good examples of it - they certainly work for me.
Beautiful little gems, Cynthia, written about things I love.
I have felt so uninspired to write anything lately...
I will try a few Diamante's : )
Interesting vehicle Cynthia. I might give it a go.
It works well. It make waves both pictorially and, more importantly, audibly.
Very enjoyable, especially the alliteration of rippling, rocking, rolling (sounds like Chuck Berry!) and the sibillence of lisping, slipping, glistening.
A simple form of Diamante
1 noun
2 adjectives
3 present participles
4 nouns
3 present participles
2 adjectives
1 noun
I find it a great exercise to stimulate figurative vocabulary, to practice musicality within words, and to develop poetic precision. There are other 'parameters' also used for this type of structure.
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Ann Foxglove
Thu 28th Jul 2011 13:55
I can't tell my present participles from my adjectives!!! But I might give this a try too.x