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You can probably tell from my posts (if you've ever looked) that I'm partial to meter and rhyme. I do, however, like ALL kinds of poetry, including less popular forms.

Young Love

One look from him, her heart was swept away!
Unsteady knees and trembling hands betrayed
that firm resolve she'd made another day
before events that shape a youthful mind
could...

Young Love

One look from him, her heart was swept away!
Unsteady knees and trembling hands betrayed
that firm resolve she'd made another day
before events that shape a youthful mind
could...

Recipe

Start with a bagful
of words from the past.

Stir in some similes
like a proper chef.

Add a little irony
for a touch of spice.

Midnight Message

In the middle of the night
I wake from dreaming of being
a well-known actress

From a popular show
I've always considered
overly-saccharined pap.

Memories of the Beach

Morning air is crisp and clear,
a taste of salt in every breath,
where waves wash along the shore
as if wanting to walk with me.

Overhead in contentious flight,
gulls...

If you don't like it, that's okay. I just happen to be captivated by the format of the villanelle and feel like sharing it with others.


The Wolf

An eerie echo, plaintive cry,
is heard at...

Tolling Of The Bell
(a villanelle)

Can you hear the tolling of the bell,
whose wistful tones imprint upon the air?
A doleful bell with stories yet to tell.

A sad refrain that passes o'er the...

Meteor Shower

Astroll in the moon's misty white
Keep an eye on the sky tonite

Where stars perform an ancient rite
When they explode in brilliant light

To tease the senses and incite
Both...

Since Hannah Moved Away

The tires on my bike are flat.
The sky is grouchy gray.
At least it sure feels like that
Since Hanna moved away.

Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes....

My favorite is Sara Teasdale but I also like many others almost as well.

Gifts

I gave my first love laughter,
I gave my second tears,
I gave my third love silence
Through all the years.
...