Gold leaves of autumn wither, fall
tomb’s amber hall
they reach the ground
in silent sound
Old knowing, glowing ancient dell
portends, does tell
a truth foregone
that time moves on
Cold tendrils float throughout the air
‘tis promise faire
of hoarfrost lanes
when summer wanes
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a Minute Poem. The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff. See an example and more details in the announcement. |
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Minute Poetry
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