Le Voyage Magnifique

The Potion

Fire heats cauldron; witch brews potion
with rats, bats, and lizards, producing phantom cloud of spirits.
Ghastly cackle spells doom for unsuspecting victims, as shadow of death crosses their path.

Notes on the Three-Five-Seven form of poetry ▼

The Three-Five-Seven verse was originated by a Chinese poet known as Li Po. The structure is quite simple, consisting of three lines with word counts of six, ten, and fourteen, respectively. Each line is split in half by a caesura ( https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/caesura ), creating a parallel or response in the second half of the line, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/631-three-five-seven-3-5-7/ .