AUTUMN BREEZES

LINE COUNT: 10

As August slides into September, one usually begins to feel a bit of chill in the air.
Write a format POEM about AUTUMN.

Note: "INDEX - Poetry Forms/Researching Poetry" and "Poetry Forms" will give you abundant ideas for writing a format poem.
start with the Tetractys, and then you’ll reverse the order of the syllables.

line 1 - 1 syllable
line 2 - 2 syllables
line 3 - 3 syllables
line 4 - 4 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables
line 6 – 10 syllables
line 7 – 4 syllables
line 8 – 3 syllables
line 9 – 2 syllables
line 10 – 1 syllable.


AUTUMN BREEZES

Breeze
curls
through the trees,
swirling leaves-
fast, into the bright Autumn sky, sending
whirlwinds of colored bits, crack'ling down,
gusting with force
as the breeze
dies down
(soft)


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