My Poetic Latticework

Form: Cinqku
The Cinqku is another Haiku mutation invented by American poet Denis Garrison.

Number of Lines: 5 ( a pentastich)


Rules:
A strict syllable count of 2-3-4-6-2 syllables per line.
With a turn or surprise in L4 or L5.

Rhyme Scheme:
none

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example:

Scattered,
fragmented,
time spins too fast.
in stillness I reclaim
myself.

- Judi Van Gorder (Tinker)

Form: Than Bauk

Number of Lines: 3

Rules:
Four syllables per line
The final syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and second syllable of the third line.
The poem is conventionally written as an epigram, so it’s usually a clever or witty little poem.

Rhyme Scheme:
Here’s a visual representation of rhyming and non-rhyming syllables for each line:

xxxa
xxax
xaxx

Optional:
You may extend it into an interlocking chain by using the fourth syllable of the third line to start another cycle, as demonstrated in the following link: http://dversepoets.com/2012/11/08/formforall-than-bauk/

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

1. Form: The Pendulum

Number of Lines: 8, an octastich

Rules: 8/6/4/2/2/4/6/8 syllables per line.

Rhyme Scheme: aabbccdd

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example:

Ode to My New TV

Our new forty-inch TV–
HD potentiality–
is great for sports
all sorts
of shows.
Science just glows– universe so clear, bright
I see the cosmos filled with light.

2. Inspired by the prompt for "The Taboo Words Contest ~ On Hiatus" : Write a poem about Romance without using the words
romance
love
flowers
chocolates
dating

Week 38 Form: Kural

Form: Kural

Number of Lines:
2 lines, seven words total

Rules:
Quite simply a kural is a poem like this:

Four words written above
And three beneath

Rhyme Scheme:
none

Choices for the poets to make this week:
The important this about this poem is the image you create with your seven words.
So, for this one, I'd like you to select something in nature to write about.

Examples:

green branches of trees
slicing the sky

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mud splotches my windshield
it’s April rain

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mosquitoes in my ear
hum summer’s here

Form: Brady's Touch
Brady’s Touch is a decastich (10-line poem) created by Maryann Merryweather-Travis on November 2006, in honor of Allen Brady.

Number of Lines: 10

Rules:
2 quintets (5-line stanzas) with a specific rhyme and syllabic count.
Line length: Each stanza follows the same pattern of 9-9-8-8-2 syllables.
Rhyme scheme: abxcd abxcd
Thus the second stanza is an exact replica of the first stanza in terms of line length and rhyme. The poem really has a nice sound, with the rhyming sounds being so far apart from each other.

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example:

Sitting Outside

Sitting outside all alone I am,
But the world is not quiet at all.
Listening, I hear wind in chimes,
A bubbling fountain, dogs, and boys,
A bird…

Sirens and horns from a traffic jam,
Rustling leaves in the trees standing tall,
But the laughter from two houses
Down from me is the sweetest noise
I’ve heard.

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Form: Clarity Pyramid
The Clarity Pyramid is a poetry form designed and constructed by Jerry P. Quinn.

Number of Lines: 7

Rules:
A Clarity Pyramid is a poem consisting of two triplets and a single line (7 lines in all). Usually, this poem is center aligned when displayed.

The first triplet has 1, 2, and 3 syllables. The title of the poem is the one-syllable word of the first triplet, which is displayed in all capital letters. This line is followed by a two-syllable line, and then a three-syllable line, both of which clarify the definition of the poem, or are synonyms for the title.

The second triplet has 5, 6, and 7 syllables. Its design is based around a life event contained within the triplet which helps give a poetic view or outlook on the first line (title).

The last line is 8 syllables and is in quotations as this line contains a quote that defines the first word (title).

Rhyme Scheme:
unrhymed

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Examples:

Form: Egg Timer

Number of Lines: 10 (A decastich)

Rules:
The Egg Timer form of poetry, credited to Dorian Peterson Potter,
consists of ten lines with syllable counts of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, respectively.

The last five lines repeat the first five lines in reverse order, as demonstrated with the examples below:

Rhyme Scheme:
none

Choices for the poets to make this week:
Your poem can be about any topic.
Centered or not, at poets' discretion.

Examples:

Form: Joybell

Number of Lines: 6 lines, a hexastitch

Rules:
syllabic, 1-2-2-2-4-4 syllables per line.

Rhyme Scheme:
unrhymed

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example: