L'aura del Campo

Elfje '22

I don't need:

fever,
chills, headaches,
and your tsk-tsk-tsk
to know I'm truly
sick.

[68a]

Words: 1,2,3,4,1. Syllables: 2,3,5,5,1 (tsk-tsk-tsk can also be said as a triplet). Metrical/musical: ?.

Political Show Conspiracies

Couldn't
they imagine
life without drama?
We demand truth — or
consequences.

[68b]

Words: 1,2,3,4,1. Syllables: 2,4,5,5,3 (emdash adds a beat). Metrical/musical: ?.

Saturday night at the casino

Grapes
of Wrath,
bright rainbow bruises,
all fights fade to
purple.

[68c]

Lotus of Battambang

Nine
doorways beckon.
Enter and leave
all doubts and pain
behind.

[68d]

Atheist condemned

This!
This way
leads to heaven;
why do you choose
hell?

[68e]

An atheist responds

I'd
rather die
as I live:
Lovingly embracing all — especially
you.

[68i]

Ringing

When
in doubt,
call an expert.
My line be always
busy.

[68f]

Squeeze

One.
Two halves.
Our hearts beat
fragrant, healthy, juicy, vibrant
orange.

[68g]

January

Your
head swivels
east and west
never answering, committing, explaining,
Janus.

[68h]


Words: 1,2,3,4,1. Syllables: . Metrical/musical: ?.

For "The Writer's Cramp" 

huser:lansinger.land (Bianca):

Thanks to Bibliotheek Oostland (Library Oostland) in Lansingerland, who pointed me to this form.

"Elfje", Elevenie is a poetry form which is used to help people get aquainted with writing poetry in forms. It consists out of eleven words, divided over five lines.

1st line: one word
2nd line: two words
3rd line: three words
4th line: four words
5th line: one word.

Line 1 to 4 may form a long sentence, and line 5 summarizes the content of line 1 - 4 in just one word. Somtimes additional requirements can be given, (like: Line 1, object, line 2 colour etc) but it is not mandatory.