A rictameter is a nine-line syllabic structure typically used in poetry. The lines start at two syllables, incrementing upward by two to ten in the fifth line and ending with the same two syllable word as the first line.
Because this form involves a fixed syllabic count, it is a natural accompaniment with haiku and other fixed-syllabic poetry forms.
Created in the early 1990s by two cousins, Jason D. Wilkins and Richard W. Lunsford, Jr., engaged in regular poetic contest. This contest was the weekly practice of their self-invented order, The Brotherhood of the Amarantos Mystery, which was inspired by the movie Dead Poet's Society.
I enjoy this form, hope you do too...
OURS IS ...
Lightly
Your touch moves me,
closer into the warmth
that you give to me so freely,
allowing the day's stress to just roll off...
bringing thoughts of our tender love
and the comfort we make,
as the sun fades
lightly
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B
Sloping
ReplyDeleteFalling downward
Woody, weedy, tangled,
Concrete covered or brick filled soil
The bottom bit is set up for wildlife
With bushes and a willow tree
South facing, English sun,
But most of all
Sloping
Sunshine.
ReplyDeleteThat golden glow
Chasing away the cold
Wrapping the world in light and warmth
Breaking through winters frozen dormancy
Waking the hidden bulbs and seeds
To push green shoots towards
Springtime growth and
Sunshine.
.you,Helena, and now Penny,am I the only person who can't write poetry now. I did in college,but it was a little dark.Now I am lucky to write prose.
ReplyDeleteWOW Penny , YOU ROCK !!!
ReplyDeleteRichie, I'm still waiting for you to try !