The Open Window

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 as a separate poem.

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There’s a window at home, always shut –

Not quite,

Has seen a hundred eyes and noses peeping –

Patient,

As flirting bees beguile blushing blooms –

Gentle,

Weeping Willows swaying betwixt frozen streams-

Stand strong,

The shut window opens our nous to immortality of life-

sans loss

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