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Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #2145501

Oriental Poetry Contest entry (A Chinese form:Ch'i-Yen-Shih metre)

         "Winter Painting"



Moon's magic night, to behold
River's canvas, frozen new
Winter solstice, crystals brushed
Snow sprites painted, glistens blue



4 lines
28 syllables

Ch’i-Yen-Shih metre
A Chinese verse form. Stanzas have four lines of seven syllables each, with lines 2 and 4 rhyming.
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