~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Pantoum ~::~

Day 16, P = Pantoum

The pantoum consists of a series of quatrains rhyming ABAB in which the second and fourth lines of a quatrain recur as the first and third lines in the succeeding quatrain; each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme as BCBC, CDCD. The first line of the series recurs as the last line of the closing quatrain, and third line of the poem recurs as the second line of the closing quatrain, rhyming ZAZA.

~::~ Dewdrop Fantasies ~::~

I am not a mere water droplet

Not just a dewdrop, silken yet mundane

Holding a universe in me, I’m a vignette

Of beauty, marvel and spectacular arcane

 

Not just a dewdrop, silken yet mundane

I’m a bubble of life in marvellous display

Of beauty, marvel and spectacular arcane

Mysteries of multi-verses unknown at play

 

I’m a bubble of life in marvellous display

Of colour, happiness, and exotic splendour

Mysteries of multiverses unknown at play

Spreading sheer euphoria & luminescent grandeur

 

Incandescent lands with celestial presence

Holding a universe in me, I’m a vignette

Dwelled by ethereal beings of resplendence

I am not a mere water droplet

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Ottava Rima ~::~

Day 15, O – Ottava Rima

A Ottava Rima is a poem written in 8-line octives. Each line is of a 10 or 11 syllable count in the following rhyme:
one octive poem. abababcc
two octive poem. abababcc, dededeff

~::~ Dark Passengers ~::~

I see translucent shades of dark and grey

Wondering why they always follow me

They seem like dark passengers of gruesome day

In brightness and sunshine they seem to flee

 

Murky creatures swarming around hunting prey

By darkness they flock as if on hounding spree

I wonder, lost in their silent onslaught

Sanity bleak, grasping at positive thoughts

 

They reside unknown, leading us astray

Weighing over us, fueling anxiety

Clawing through our innermost dismay

Upsurge of depression, insecurity

Malevolent spirits working away

Ruining our inherent sanctity

Mysterious they seem, our dark passengers

Our mistakes, troubles and innermost fears

~::~::~::~::~::~

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge ~Nonet ~::~

Day 14, N = Nonet

A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc… until line nine finishes with one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.

 

~::~ Freedom Unleashed ~::~

Emotions seep through synthetic skin

Not just your random plastic doll

Feelings make me part human

Sensations trickling through

Grazing flesh and bones

A force keeps me

Alive and

Feeling

Free

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Monotetra ~::~

Day 13, M = Monotetra

The monotetra is a new poetic form developed by Michael Walker. Each stanza contains four lines in monorhyme. Each line is in tetrameter (four metrical feet) for a total of eight syllables. What makes the monotetra so powerful as a poetic form, is that the last line contains two metrical feet, repeated. It can have as few as one or two stanzas, or as many as desired.

Stanza Structure:
Line 1: 8 syllables; A1
Line 2: 8 syllables; A2
Line 3: 8 syllables; A3
Line 4: 4 syllables, repeated; A4, A4

~::~ Abused ~::~

I wondered ‘bout my destiny

To let my injured soul a’free

This wretched life I’d leave in glee

Its agony… Its agony

 

My days spent in uncertainty

Will night end without injury?

Alas! Again he’s drunk, ominously

Smiles evilly! Smiles evilly!

 

Another night of violent spree

Screaming, lashing hounds my bully

Lord! End my painful misery

Oh let me flee! Oh let me flee!

 

I faced my fear & enemy

Smacked his head hard with a gurney

No more shall he ever hurt me

I must hurry! I must hurry!

 

Escaping cage & abductee

Untouched by law, I’m worry-free

Renewing my life & sanity

At last I’m free! At last I’m free!

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Lento ~::~

Day – 12, L = Lento

A Lento consists of two quatrains with a fixed rhyme scheme of abcb, defe as the second and forth lines of each stanza must rhyme. To take it a step further, but not required, try rhyming the first and third lines as well as the second and forth lines of each stanza in this rhyming pattern: abab, cdcd. The fun part of this poem is thrown in here as all the FIRST words of each verse should rhyme.

 

~::~ Little Butterfly ~::~

Little fairy wings on little butterfly

Brittle colors swept, on its petite wings

Whittles trails of faint dyes, soaring through the sky

Kittle tiny spores of pollen smeared by strings

 

Flew tiny butterfly, with wings of various hues

Strew tiny proboscis, spores of unknown blooms

View of aromatic valleys & moors on its cruise

Queue of delicate flowers, brightening up its plumes

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Kyrielle Sonnet ~::~

Day 11, K= Kyrielle Sonnet

A Kyrielle Sonnet consists of 14 lines (three rhyming quatrain stanzas and a non-rhyming couplet). Just like the traditional Kyrielle poem, the Kyrielle Sonnet also has a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the Kyrielle Sonnet consists of only eight syllables. Therefore, a good rhyming scheme for a Kyrielle Sonnet would be:
AabB, ccbB, ddbB, AB -or- AbaB, cbcB, dbdB, AB.

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~::~ Forever is Mythical ~::~

In a world of plastic, wireless

Everything brief & temporal

Where marriages aren’t timeless

Forever seems so mythical

 

Friend requests sent, soon unfriended

Even friendships ephemeral

Exchanges lost in timeline threads

Forever seems so mythical

 

Virtual love virtual war

Relationships inflexible

Welcome to our new world, bizarre

Forever seems so mythical

 

In a world of plastic, wireless

Forever seems so mythical

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Joseph’s Star ~::~

Day 11, J = Joseph’s Star

The Joseph’s Star, a poetry form created by Christina R Jussaume on 08/06/07 in memory of her Dad. This poem has no rhyme, and is written according to syllable counts. Syllables are 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The poem may be written on any subject, be center aligned, has no stanza limit, and should have complete statements in each line.

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~::~ Thorns ~::~

Thorns

Lashing out

Gnawing through my veins

Throbbing pain coursing through flesh

Addicting absorbed it spreads

It wasn’t thorns or

Pincers but

Drugs

~::~::~::~::~::~

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Inverted Refrain ~::~

Day 10, I= Inverted Refrain

The Inverted Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of four 6-line stanzas, for a total of 24 lines.
Rhyme scheme per stanza: Lines #1-4 are abab;
Lines #5 and #6, the two inverted refrain lines, can be a,b or b,a.
Meter: 8 syllables in every line.

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~::~ Piece Of Me ~::~

I’m searching for a part of me

A part that’s precious and esteemed

It’s been lost for eternity

I search but it was unredeemed

                A precious part of me it seemed

                Yet unfound for infinity

I have combed for it high & low

Through the various realms of earth

Hidden mocking, it lay furlough

Concealed it stayed, content and mirth

                Through all realms I tried to unearth

                The mocking part veiled & stowed

Clandestine union it would be

The day I find that missing piece

Atlast I’d be complete & free

All fears and anxieties would cease

                Contentment dwells & heart at peace

                When the missing piece completes me

~::~::~::~::~::~

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Haiku ~::~

Day 8, H = Haiku

Haiku (also called nature or seasonal haiku) is an unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all. Haiku is usually written in the present tense and focuses on nature (seasons).

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~::~ War Paint ~::~

There are times in life

When lipstick becomes war paint

Fight for whom you love

~::~::~::~::~::~

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~::~ [A-Z Challenge] ~ Gra-Reformata ~::~

Day 7, G = Gra Reformata

The Grá Reformata, created by Michael King, is based upon the Villanelle form.
Following the basic setting of the Villanelle, the a Grá Reformata has an extra couplet between each tercet. This couplet can be either rhymed within the structure of the rest of the poem, or in free verse, but always in iambic pentameter.
Format:
a-b-a
x-x
a-b-a
x-x
a-b-a
x-x
a-b-a
x-x
a-b-a
a-b-a-a
The x consists of the rhymed, or unrhymed iambic couplet.

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~::~ Entombed Symphony ~::~

Kidnapped, captured, stuck in a box shaped room

Untouched, nurtured, locked up with no windows

With nothing to do I thought this was doom

 

Creeping sun rays form a musical note

Music becomes my eternal saviour

 

Dusk brings cacophony of crickets’ vroom

Stillness rings in the air, when zephyr blows

Moonlight streams through the cracks like misty spume

 

In peace, I sit with words swarming in quotes

Silence for companion and muse – nature

 

Sleep eludes me; I’m lost in my own gloom

On brink of sanity, hum myself slow

Dawn carries dewdrops & musky perfume

 

Struggling in cold I clutch on to my coat

Awaiting for strong sun to shine later

 

It feels like spring, maybe flowers abloom

Wafting scents of honeysuckle and rose

Eyes crave to lay sight on colourful plumes

 

Tears stream down, a stifled scream in my throat

Pondering my fate, recite my prayer

 

With renewed faith, compositions consume

Music uplifts, whilst in agony’s throes

Until destiny strikes, I stay entombed

 

Seasons changed, but my habitat resume

Music strengthens, amidst turmoil and woes

Kidnapped, captured, stuck in a box shaped room

Until fate decides, I remain entombed

~::~::~::~::~::~

 

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