Poetry Prompt Challenge Book

Pearl

My bird
My parakeet
She was white with yellow
A bird singing beautifully
A lovely voice silenced
Gone far too young
My bird

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Week # 49
Use this poetry form:
EINTOU

Subject:
Poet's choice

History:

The Eintou is a distinctively African-American form of poetry. The name itself is West African for ‘pearl,’ suggesting the phrase ‘pearl of wisdom’ as well as the circular shape of the poems. As a form, the Eintou was developed to establish African American poets in the wider context of American poetry.

Form:

Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables
Line 5: 6 syllables
Line 6: 4 syllables
Line 7: 2 syllables