Poetically Prompted

Swing

A new poem to write oh yippee!
I'll write it now you see.
A short line here
now we're
ready.
Keep it steady.
Write some more words to read.
Just as easy to plant a seed.

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Week # 44
Poetry Form Week!

PENDULUM


The Pendulum is an eight-line poem invented by Etta J Murphy.
The syllabic structure is 8, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 6, 8 with a rhyme scheme of a a b b c c d d,
as demonstrated in the following example:

From Plow to Sport of Kings
by

Humble or gallant, talent swings
from plow to Sport of Kings
with strength or speed,
our need.
Beauty,
sense of duty,
magnificent of course,
this is an homage to the horse.




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