Cappucine invented this form for a poetry slam here on Writing.com.
The guidelines:
A ninesquare has nine lines, each of nine syllables, divided into three three-line stanzas.
* The first line of each stanza must contain nine monosyllables.
* The second line must contain three words of three syllables each.
* The third line must have a one-two, one-two, one-two syllablic structure.
That means that the first word in the third line is a one-syllable word, the second word is a two-syllable word etc... nine syllables in total.
Don't worry about syllabic stress, use of rhyme is optional.
My example:
Rainfall
I sit in the train, watch the rain fall,
travelling tremendous distances
then stopping; it affects my rhythm.
I stand in the rain, watch the train go
Thunderstorm, awfully effective,
is chasing the people to shelters.
I walk in my room and shut the door,
depressing images appearing,
the rhythm, the rainfall, now silence.
© Bianca 2005