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Poems written for the Poetry in Motion Challenge and Other Poetry Form Challenges

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Nonet
Dust Clouds

If it rains these dust clouds will settle
in the parched riverbed waiting
for the seasonal flash floods.
Dancing we pray for rain
to relive the pain
of blowing dust.
We receive
stinging
grit.


Line Count 9
Form: A single Nonet is a 9-line poem with a syllable arrangement of 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. It can be on any subject with an optional rhyme scheme.
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