~ The Poet's Place Cafe~

The Egg Timer form of poetry,apparently invented by Dorian Peterson Potter, consists of ten lines with syllable counts of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, respectively. The last five lines repeat the first five lines in reverse order, as demonstrated in the following links:

https://darksideofthemoon583.com/2018/09/17/incremental-poetry-10-lines/

http://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/tag/trick-poetry/

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