My Poetic Latticework

Zeno: Time

Riding waves of old memories
across ocean
of times
past.

We all knew it
could not
last.

Who knew it would
go so
fast?

Notes on the Zeno form of poetry ▶︎

Form: Zeno

Number of Lines: 10

Rules:
A 10-line verse form with a repeating syllable count of 8,4,2,1,4,2,1,4,2,1.

Rhyme Scheme:
The rhyme scheme is abcdefdghd.

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Example:

Nature’s Art Gallery
By J. Patrick Lewis

Wind’s paintbrush strokes in streaks the trees,
a miracle,
ages
old,
it knows without
being
told—
Novembering
maples
gold.
Traveling by Armchair
By J. Patrick Lewis

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "