Poetry Nest: Rumination

Monday, February 16, 2009

Rumination

(Tetrameter Tercet in a rhyme scheme aba; with head rhymes and tail rhymes crisscrossing each other)

Flowers dancing at my window
Blow, fragrant kisses in showers;
Hours on end I watch stems grow.

Sow the good seeds, they empower
Our mind to fling out that hoe;
Throw many thoughts upon the star.

Now, to mull is never bizarre;
Are you scratching a furrowed brow?
How long, before I cross that bar?

©Paterika Hengreaves
February 16, 2008/Barbados

5 comments:

Bob McKerrow said...: Kia Ora Paterika!

What a wonderful gift to start the day. Such a simple, refreshing and inspiring poem. Thanks. Bob; 2:53 PM
Marja said...: Inspirational and very beautiful; 2:02 PM
Ruahines said...: Kia ora Paterika,
I am typing away looking at my own garden outside my window, the Tui's sing and I smile.
Aroha,
Robb; 10:28 PM
Poetikat said...: Hi Paterika! I haven't seen your name around in a while and when I saw it at Marja's blog, I thought I'd come over and say, "Hello!"

I really like this poem. It has great visual imagery, but it's also thought-provoking too. I like the line, "Are you scratching a furrowed brow?" I find I do that a lot.

Please stop in at Poetikat's for a visit.

Kat; 8:39 AM
Marja said...: Hi Paterika I just came to say that I am of my blog for a while but when i've got time I will still visit your blog. Hope all is well Sent you my blessings; 2:47 AM

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Patricia (aka Paterika) obtained her post-primary education at the SDA Secondary School in Barbados and its affiliate College (Caribbean Union College) in Trinidad and Tobago. She graduated from Shaw College of Business, Toronto, Canada in 1969. She received the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) scholarship in 1976 to study Teacher Education at McGill University, Montreal, Canada in 1980. Also, the British Council Award to study Information Technology at Tresham College, Kettering in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom in 1991. She published her first book of poems in 2005 while in New Zealand. Her flair for writing came to the fore in the many articles she wrote for “Image”; a magazine published by the Police Wives Association of Barbados (PWA) during the late eighties and early nineties.

Her community outreach activities stemmed from her involvement with the Lions Club North of Barbados as one of its Secretaries and where she worked closely with the Education Committee of that Club. She is a founder member of the Police Wives Association of Barbados. She held for a long time, the post of Secretary before becoming one of PWA’s Presidents.

Patricia started her career as a young teacher in the Primary School System of Barbados. This career-span lasted more than forty years. During her career climb, she took time off for study-leave and travel. Her many years spent in academia allowed her to hold the position of a Primary School teacher, Secondary School teacher, Head of Business Studies, Chief Examiner for Caribbean Examinations Council, Education Officer seconded to the Division of School Management and Supervision in 1993 to the Barbados Ministry of Education. In 1997, she returned to her substantive post of Tutor at Erdiston Teachers’ Training College, a position she held for seventeen years. Patricia’s classroom teaching has been influenced by the philosophy of constructivism. She is a proponent of curriculum integration and believes that themes are the fusion blocks for it, and that it requires the use of thematic lesson plans and topic webs. Now Tutor Emeritus she devotes much of her time to travel both local and overseas and to writing in the muse.

Patricia writes under the pseudonym of Paterika Hengreaves. In her voluminous book of poetry, Volume 1 was published in New Zealand in 2005 whereas; Volume 2 was published in 2007 by AuthorHouse, USA. In each volume she has poems which depict such forms as the ballad, cinquain, epic, haiku, ode, pantoum, paradelle, senryu, sestina, sonnet, tanka, terza rima triolet, villanelle and free verse. She has developed a new poetic form called the Hendianne Sonnet found in Volume 2. This Hendianne Sonnet is made up of three quatrains and an ending couplet with all the verses written in Iambic Pentameter. The first quatrain introduces the theme or problem. The next two quatrains provide the resolution. A “twist” comes at the beginning of the last quatrain. This turn signals a change in the tone, mood or stance of the poem. The end-rhymes in each verse follow a determined rhyme scheme. The influence of the Shakespearean Sonnet can be seen in the structure of the Hendianne Sonnet.

Paterika speaks passionately about her poetry. The intended purposes of her poetry is to bring pleasure reading to all members of the family; to enhance the capabilities for self-instruction in the various poetic genres, and to provide a ready assortment of classroom support materials for constructivists educators in the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of the education system. She equates the success of her undertaking in terms of the achievement of any one of these goals.

It is not at all surprising to see that her career has enormous impact on the layout and purposes served by her poetry book. The visual impact of this book of poems is truly marvellous. Paterika is an artist “par excellence” who has a rare gift of painting picturesque scenes with words steeped in such imagery and thought that her readers feel compel to visit each poem again and again. Since 2005 on World Diabetes Day, Paterika has given donations from the proceeds of the sale of her poetry book to the Diabetes Association of Barbados.

Poetry For All Seasons: Poems, Forms and Styles by Paterika Hengreaves

Overview:

It is a poetry book for teachers and persons who find much pleasure in reading poetry in its various genres. All the poems in this delightful book carry with them comments and relevant notes from the poet. These poems and commentaries should provide useful resource materials for classroom instruction; for persons who wish to horn the skills of writing and the reading of poetry on their own, and for persons who like to read poetry for the pleasure it brings.

Poetry is one of the ways educators have at their disposal for integrating concepts across Language Arts, Social Studies, Business Studies, Natural Sciences, Natural History, Mathematics, Home Economics, Health and Family Life, Movement and Dance. In this book, educators are sure to find themes which relate to aging, animals, birds, celebrations, communications, death, entertainment, the environment, exploration, horticulture, health, insects, leadership, leisure, legends, marketing, manufacturing, myths, seasons, specialization, technology, tourism, travel, waste management, water. The list is by no means exhaustive. So, in a remarkable way, this poetry book accomplishes three main goals:

1. A textbook for teaching poetry
2. A resource book for constructivist teachers,
tutors and instructors
3. Pleasure reading for all members of the family

Author's Profile: http://www.poetryvisualized.com/profile/Paterika/

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Publication Date: September 2007

ISBN: 9781434306708

Pages: 200

Pictures: 23

Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 1 pound

Type: Paperback

Available from:

Cloister Bookstore Ltd
Hinks Street
Bridgetown
Barbados, West Indies

Telephone: (246) 426 2662

Email: cloisterbookstore@caribsurf.com

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"Poetry For All Seasons: Poems Forms and Styles"

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Remember, when you purchase a copy of this book you are also making a contribution to the International Diabetes Federation Member. In keeping with the agreement, the annual donation from the sale of her poetry book is made to this Association on World Diabetes Day, November 14.

This didactic poem, Too Sweet commemorates the first United Nations observance of World Diabetes Day, November 14, 2007. The poem also pays tribute to the good work being done by the International Diabetes Federation Member, The Diabetes Association of Barbados.

In Too Sweet the persona is directing attention to some of the problems associated with diabetes. Also, gives much hope on the management of such a disease and hints on the use of proper diet and exercise. The persona strengthens this by way of a story of a cop (policeman) who found out early in his life that he has diabetes. However, the trauma of knowing this gave him the strength to fight and became the victor over it. This, he achieved through a change to a healthy life style. A testimony, that one can live a fulfilling life and reach the ripe old age beyond the biblical years of three score years, and ten.

New verses added to the poem, Spice Island Wedding

Autumn 2009 publication

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