Poetic Rhapsody

My journey begins home Gathering faint beats of a scarred heart, Shuttered smiles that barely crease The portentous halo lifts in surprise.   Outfit tattered, yet dignity intact My journey begins home, On obscure paths lit by acceptance Spongy shoulders

Poetry Prompt 6- Waltmarie. A poem of this style is- -of 10 lines -even lines are of two syllables -odd lines can be longer with no specific syllable count. They end with an em dash (-) -even lines can read

Poetry prompt 5 is of the style Strambotto. Here are the basic rules for strambotto: Octave (8-line) poems or stanzas Hendecasyllabic (or 11-syllable) lines Rhyme scheme: abababab She sighs behind dark veils of a sparkling gown, Knowing the fair maiden, coming next, is

Poetry Prompt 4 for Tale-A-Thlon 2025- Ottava Rima ~Written by Giovanni Boccaccio  ~”Ottava Rima” literally translates to “eighth rhyme” in Italian ~Follows a strict ABABABCC rhyme scheme ~The final couplet provides a summarizing, emphatic, or witty conclusion to the stanza’s

Poetry Prompt 3 for Tale-A-Thlon 2025 is a Than Bauk style. It is – ~A Burmese form ~A clever or witty poem ~Three lines, but not necessarily ~Four syllables per line ~The final syllable of the first line rhymes with

Prompt 1- This poem is of the style Lai for Tale-A-Thlon 2025 The Lai is a French form. It’s a nine-line poem or stanza that uses an “a” and “b” rhyme following this pattern: aabaabaab. The lines with an “a”

  This poem is written for Penmancy’s Penmuse contest. It is a Kwansaba Invented by Eugene B. Redmond in 1995, this form was inspired by the seven-day holiday of Kwanzaa, including its seven principles of unity, self-determination, collective work, cooperative economics,

This is known as ‘Bop’ poetry. The first stanza has 6 lines and presents a problem. The second stanza has 8 lines and explores or expands the problem. The third line has 6 lines and either presents a solution or

This is an Echo Verse Poetry. It is a 14-line poem with ABAB rhyme scheme. A few words are repeated in the subsequent lines to create an ‘Echo’ or refrain. Written for Penmancy’s monthly contest. Will not his silence ever