Hooray! Spring is officially here. I’ve started to see flowers poking their way from the ground. The scenery is greening, and the trees won’t be naked for long. I decided to start the month of April writing Diminished Hexaverse poems. I’ve never attempted this style, but it could be an exciting adventure in meter and word placement. It would be helpful if my muse made an appearance. I’ve heard rumors that he was booked in the delinquent muse jail on a DWI charge. I am looking forward to the challenge of writing in this style during April. We need to have a long talk if he ever makes bail. I call this poem Sugar-free.
Diminished Hexaverse and Sugar-free
What is a Diminished Hexaversa poem? I’ve read several definitions of what makes up one of these poems. The easiest way to explain the process is as follows.
- The poem typically consists of five stanzas
- Five lines = stanza one
- Four lines = stanza two
- Three lines= stanza three
- Two lines = stanza four
- One line = stanza five
- This form might have more than five stanzas.
- The syllables correspond to the number of lines in the stanza.
It sounds like a simple form of poetry, but things could get complex.
Sugar-free Making cookies on A thin sheet of steel From a sugar-free Newfangled recipe Discovered online When did something Simple become Complicated And very hard Maybe I lost My taste─ My Zest for Sugar-free Bland and Basic Life
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I can relate to that poem. And oh my? This format is so cool! Where do you find information on poems? You seem so knowledgeable.
I search online to find different styles of poetry that i haven’t written in. Then, i give it a try.
Ahhh. So cool.
Thank you.
Yes, spring is here too. Today I saw flowers, which I think are golden bells. And there are lightening and thunders and spring storm for half of the day. Lovely poem to celebrate the spring and great sugar-free cookie too.
Thank you.
Love how you write your poems!
Thank you.