Re: Re : Irritating word puzzle.

nicole perrin <nicole.perrin@...> wrote:

> So, does anyone do poetry in their conlang(s)?  I haven't become fluent
> enough in any of mine to even attempt it, but it anyone does, what
> constitutes a poem?
I'm not fluent at all in Drasel=E9q, but I have a good memory
for words that seemed nice when I created them first, so those
I use.

I'm not even a good poet in Spanish, and I usually try blank verse
only, but I was able to write a small poem in Drasel=E9q with a certain
metric pattern, having seven syllables (more or less) per line. I think
I sent it to the list once, but here it is again:

TENTHALMER

 1 2    3 4   5   6  7
Qas=E1q hlai=FCr tenthalmer
 1   2 3    4   4   6   (7)
farqreven, tak tak turs
 1   2   3 4   5  6  7
Tak hot futur san inniv
 1  2    3 4   5 6  7=20
fnoverg navik m=E1talpots
 1  2 3   4   5  6 7
Na h=E0b=FCr toi be manir
 1 2 3 4   5   6  7
fararel=FC`n b=EC nailir,
 1   2   3   4   5   6 7
lif sar na dladh b=EC mevir
 1 2  3    4  5 6   7
Qas=E1q toi m=E9lbotir giad
 1   2 3    4  5 6   7=20
farqreven, tak imaldnot
  1 2  --3  4    5   6 (7)=20
drefas i =FCth=E4's san nann.

The rule seems to be that line-final stressed syllables
let you add one to the syllable count (something to do
with morae?). In the second-to-last line, _giad_ is only
lightly stressed, plus the syllable is short (while _turs_
and _nann_ are long); and in the last line the vowel _i_
becomes consonantic, so _i =FCth=E4's_ is [jy'T&s].

Other than that, it's not a good poem, literally speaking;
I don't write well under constraints. :)

Oh, if you want to take a look, the complete poem is at
<http://draseleq.conlang.org/pablo-david/dc_tenthalmer.html>.


--Pablo Flores
  http://draseleq.conlang.org/pablo-david/