Autumn
leaves dazzle in
rich colours of russet.
Floating groundward under zephyr's
soft breath, to turn crisp within dainty hands.
Children giggle and hide under
this magic carpet of
delight, their joy
shines in
Autumn.
Author notes
Rictameter
A rictameter is a nine line poetry form. The 1st and last lines are the same with the syllable count as follows:
line 1 - 2 syllables - same as line 9
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables
line 6 - 8 syllables
line 7 - 6 syllables
line 8 - 4 syllables
line 9 - 2 syllables - same as line 1
In a list
A contest entry
- Unrhymed Form Poetry by Metaphorist.
600 points, ended April 23, 2008, 20 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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What a beautiful image. Thanks for entering and good luck!
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wonderful mum
Autumn is a butifil season..i like to see children in autumn walking thru the leaves wen they fell from the tree
good luck in the contest
xxx cheeky xxx
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