Pretty Ugly Words

Number of Lines: 10


Rules:
A 10-line verse form with a repeating syllable count of 8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1.


Rhyme Scheme:
The rhyme scheme is abcdefdghd.


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


Example:

Nature’s Art Gallery
By J. Patrick Lewis
Wind’s paintbrush strokes in streaks the trees,
a miracle,
ages
old,
it knows without
being
told—
Novembering
maples
gold.
Traveling by Armchair
By J. Patrick Lewis

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