Bastet’s Shadorma and “Little Ones” Photo Prompt

Hello World…

This week I thought I’d add a new aspect to the classical shadorma post.  In fact I’ll be introducing a new poetry form each week to add to or use in place of the shadorma.

This week’s little one,  a form of brief poetry, will be the minute poem.

The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables. 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 …

 

 Eden

Green and lush is the sleeping land
Please hold my hand —
Let us see life
I’ll be your wife.

Silent scene of serenity
Eternity —
Calls unto us
The garden’s lush.

What is the price of happiness?
A wilderness,
Just two not more …
So close the door.

For you first timers,  a shadorma is composed of six non-rhyming lines (sestina or sextet) and the syllable pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5.  It can have as many stanzas as you like, just as long as each stanza follows the syllable pattern mentioned above .  You have a week to create you poems so be patient and let the photo inspire you!  Or use your own photograph or art work.

The Garden

Ah! Look here …
Where the chickens live.
Happily,
Their clucking
Brings back to my weary mind
The summers of youth.

In the meantime, if you have a little one that you’d like to tell me about, I’d be happy to read about it and use it in a future prompt.

Once you’ve written your poem, put your link on Mr. Linky and be sure to tag … Mindlovesmisery’s Menagerie and Shadorma!

Ciao, Bastet!