White papers hold scent of age
pictures start to fade
history caught in a blue cage
truth, eyes can't evade
Mind goes on far away trip
fingers turn to look
day sleeps, night begins to drip
lost within a book
Author notes
7/5 Trochee, created by Andrea Dietrich, of 2 or more quatrain stanzas with the following
set rules:
Meter: 7/5/7/5
Rhyme Scheme: a/b/c/b or a/b/a/b
The meter is trochee, which means alternating stressed and unstressed beats in each line, with each line beginning and ending in a stressed syllable. This is a simple lyrical type little poem, so rhymes will be basic, nothing fancy. The poem itself should give a description of something of interest to the poet. There is not a set number of these quatrain type stanzas, but a typical 7/5 Trochee would consist of two quatrains, with the second stanza serving to tie up the idea presented in the first stanza.
A contest entry
- Cure My Boredom by Diminished Capacity.
550 points, ended September 6, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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yes meenaji, are you well versed in litrature
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Nice write here. As someone who has been lucky enough to read two great books in the last couple of days, this poem is perfect. N
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I think you and lavender aare about the only two who can neatly pack words together creating gifts. Lovely, as ever, over and above what small can give.
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This is wonderful, not a form I'm used to, but I definitely like it. Thank you so much for entering.
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Never heard of this form before But like what you have done with it
I was lost within the piece.As with a good book one wishes to turn to the next page and continue to enjoy the read
wonderful
Good luck in the contest
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