CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn cyrch. The englyn cyrch consists of a four-line verse. Each verse has seven syllables. The final syllables of the first, second and fourth lines rhyme. The last syllable of the third line rhymes with the second, third or fourth syllable of the last line. Full-Moon Frolic Pixies dance in the moonlight Unicorns romp with horns bright Dancing the long night away Dancing, a magical sight From the forest, satyrs creep Bring their pipes, their wine long-steeped Amidst fern-lined magic stills Laughter fills the forest deeps Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one englyn cyrch for each day of the week. You can find out more about how to write englyns from the following sites: http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/englyn.htm http://en.wikipedia.o...

An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn unodl crwca. The englyn unodl crwca consists of a four-line verse. The first line has seven syllables, the second has seven, and the third has ten, and fourth line has six. The first, second and fourth lines rhyme, and they rhyme with the seventh, eighth or ninth syllable in the third line. Night-time Hopes, Daytime Dreams In the dark, the headlights gleam Slice the night-time like a scream Let no man know just what you dream, tonight, For nothing is what it seems Darkness sometimes is your friend Daylight nightmares brings, not ends, Sometimes it’s best to keep hidden away The secrets which courage lend When the dawn comes, bold and bright Chase away the doubting night Bringing out into broad daylight, your friends, Those who give you strength ...

This week work and studying for next semester took a lot of time, but at least I wasn’t sick. Writing got done, so I’m slowly catching up on where I wanted to be for the next release.   Overview New words produced: 5,359 Old words revised: 2,894 Works completed: 0 Works revised: 10 Covers created: 0 Works published: 0 Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Bloggery: 417   Tier 1 Tasks Annual 13: Added 1,314 words Annual 14: Added 5,445 words Tier 4 Tasks TweenNovel1A— Orb Wielder : 1,117words Publishing Tasks Created 3 blog posts for this blog New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Poem401— Allies in the Dark : a poem about were-creatures; Poem402— Long-Lived, the Dragon Lies : another poem about a dragon; SciFanNovel2A— The Way of the Kesserak-Ra : a science fiction-fantasy blend about dynasties, dragons, and fantasy battle. ShortStory327— The Full Moon’s Grace : a piece of flash ...

These guys are pretty paranoid and very noisy when disturbed, making a kind of 'kak-kak-kak' sound. As you can see, they're very watchful. These ones don't like having their pictures taken and moved rapidly away from the camera. You can find out more information about spur-wing plovers at the following sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spur-winged_Lapwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Lapwing http://www.mdavid.com.au/birds/maskedlapwings.shtml http://australianmuseum.net.au/Masked-Lapwing/

An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn unodl union. The englyn unodl union consists of a four-line verse. The first line has ten syllables, the second has six, and the third and fourth lines have seven. The rhyme is introduced in the seventh, eighth or ninth syllable of the first line, and repeated at the end of the second, third and fourth lines. The first syllable after the rhyme in the first line rhymes with the first part of the second line. Once again, I’ve chosen to make a longer poem from several verses that follow these rules. The Troll Lord Cometh The troll lord cometh through the pre-dawn gloam Roaming from the bridge, he mourns, night-time’s loss, the coming dawn, hides within his lair forlorn. When dusk shrouds the world in soft black and grey Away from the shadows, back, Back away, ...

This week was one of the most relaxed weeks I’ve had in a while – of course, three days of bed rest, will do that for a week, so perhaps ‘relaxed’ isn’t the right word. I also studied for next semester, played a roleplaying game, and went to sword practice. Not as much writing got done as it should have, but it was a good week. Overview New words produced: 5,319 Old words revised: 0 Works completed: 18 (18 individual works for incorporation into 2 others) Works revised: 0 Covers created: 0 Works published: 1 (2 platforms) Works submitted: 0 Competitions Entered: 0 Tier 1 Tasks Annual 13: Added 843 words Annual 14: Added 3,239 words Publishing Tasks Created 1 blog post for this blog; Created 1 blog posts for the C.M. Simpson Publishing blog; New Arrivals The following ideas arrived this week: Chapbooks14I-K: more in the wheelchair series; DarkFantasy15A—The Salamander Chronicles: see notes Poem392—Paths of Light and Dark: a ...