Balloon Adrift

I lift and sway, then drift like soft smoke;
untethered, lighthearted, emboldened -
my colors, bright banners, are dashing.

No one sits in me, and none hold on;
uncontrolled, wandering recklessly
birds scolding: a chorus of warning.

I do not hear; I am lost and gone
forever, imagined symphonies
left a-ground for others to compose.



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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