Dare he reclaim her calm therein
dispel chagrin?
Or doth she break...
her heart soon ache?
Wouldst they reflect upon unsaid
thoughts each misread,
while stings persist
amid clinched fists?
A deep morass awaits this pair
unless they dare
embrace, renew
thus, fear subdue.
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Author Notes
The Minute Poem is a poem that follows the "8,4,4,4" syllable count structure. It usually has 3 stanzas that are exactly the same. So: 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.
A traditional Minute Poem has 12 lines total. It has 60 syllables. It is written in a strict iambic meter. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff. However, for this contest there is not a requirement to follow the iambic meter rhyme scheme only to have a rhyme and the proper syllable count...
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