Englyn*
In the
Autumn
Golden leaves
drape around worn park bench legs
like lofty dreams are bound.
Noble goals cannot astound
till they drift back to the ground.
*Englyn:
"Englyn (plural englynion) is a traditional Welsh and
Cornish short poem form. It uses quantitative metres,
involving the counting of syllables, and rigid patterns of
rhyme and half rhyme. Each line contains a repeating
pattern of consonants and accent known as cynghanedd" (Wikipedia).
Cinquain
Lanterns
knocking
down barriers
that block creative minds,
mentors illuminate fresh paths
to dreams
Brevette**
stress
s t r e t c h e s
sanity
**Brevette:
"The Brevette, created (in 2007) by Emily Romano, consists
of a subject (noun), verb, and object (noun), in this
exact order. The verb (line 2) should show an ongoing
action. This is done by spacing out the letters in the
verb. There are only three words in the poem, giving it
the title Brevette. Each of the three words may have any
number of syllables, but it is desirable that the poem
have balance in the choice of these words.
Unlike haiku, there are no
other rules to follow" (Shadow
Poetry).
