My Poetic Latticework

Oddquain: Blue

Blue
has texture
of glass window pane
in chill of dawn's early light.
Smooth.

Blue
has fragrance
of daisies waving
in springtime meadow's gentle
breeze.

Blue
evokes taste
of white chocolate
ice cream on hot summer day.
Cool.

Blue
joins joyous
meadowlark's chorus
to lift us up in morning
song.

Blue
wraps itself
around our spirit
and injects the essence with
zest.

Inspired by "Invalid Post"  , Nov 18, 2019 at 6:20am
"How will you describe the color blue to a blind person?"

Notes on the Oddquain form of poetry ▼

Form: Oddquain

Number of Lines:
5 lines minimum

Rules:
Oddquain is a short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of seventeen syllables distributed 1, 3, 5, 7, 1 in five lines,

Rhyme Scheme:
none

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic and here are some variations to consider:

oddquain sequences - poems made up of oddquain stanzas

crown oddquains - a five stanza oddquain sequence

reverse oddquains - an oddquain with a reverse syllable pattern of 1-7-5-3-1

mirror oddquains - a two stanza oddquain sequence of the pattern 1-3-5-7-1 1-7-5-3-1

oddquain butterflies - a “merged mirror oddquain” where the two stanzas of a mirror oddquain are merged together, one of the middle 1 syllable lines is dropped, resulting in one nine-line stanza of the form 1-3-5-7-1-7-5-3-1. Please note that an oddquain butterfly is not an “oddquain” because it doesn’t have five lines, but it is “butterfly” made up of two oddquains that were merged together into one poem.

Example:
Autumn

Fall
leaves floating
downward, spiral dance
of joy begun, welcoming
fall.

Copyright © 2006 Glenda L. Hand

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
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