Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. For the Rising Stars Shining Brighter Contest. |
As night falls, murky dreams of a wrecked wench disrupt my peaceful slumber and I wake up hearing the shrieks of a girl. Catching the glimpse of a shadow I follow it and see a gory gal with her red eyes glowering at me. Transfixed I mumble, pleading her not to kill me and let me go when a hoarse, raspy voice stops me and reveals a secret of betrayal by a man whom she loved. Startled, I look at my husband with disbelief and I cry. Form: Double Etheree The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Get creative and write an Etheree with more than one verse, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count. Reversed Etheree: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ...Triple Etheree, Quadruple Etheree, and so on! From: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/etheree.html |