Parched,
arid ground,
gaping holes
begging for tears
from mother nature
to nurture her children.
A lone sentinel withers
beneath sun's scorching glare, a prayer
goes unheard as soft bud burns, a death
blackened by careless sighs of disregard.
Hope whispers through a breeze as storm clouds drift,
whipped into frenzy with thunderous
roll and lightning flashes as she
wakes in angered arrogance.
Yet her wrath is short lived
as blue skies appear.
Earth is silenced,
rejected,
blisters
bake.
Author notes
Prompt - Earth
Etheree
The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can
also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Get creative and write an Etheree with
more than one verse, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count.
Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
In a list
A contest entry
- Poetic Form: Etheree - Prompt - Earth by Little Eagle.
600 points, ended December 27, 2008, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Thank you for your entry
Umm a hot day lol. Well done with the prompt. Good imagery and description, I am sweating as I read lol.
A one of your lines were off the syllable count. The following iswhere you went over.
"ar-id ground," = 3 should have been two
I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.
God Bless
Tammy
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How well we know the ravages of drought in our country and you've expressed the frustration and sadness of nature's harshness so well here.
Best wishes in the contest.
Love Margaret
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