Hippie Mist

Eintou for Writer's Cramp

At dawn
the forest mist
is more like fog than smoke
as if a cloud came down to see
what it feels like to be
a tree-hugging
hippie.


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Poetry Forms  (13+) Poetry Forms Easily Explained - a work of Bianca with additions by kansaspoet #945530 by Bianca

Eintou:

I stumbled upon this form, browsing through a website, created by Jan Haag, filled with different poetry forms. A link to "The Eintouist" brought me to the explanation of this form.

The Eintou is built up in this way:
line 1: 2 syllables
line 2: 4 syllables
line 3: 6 syllables
line 4: 8 syllables
line 5: 6 syllables
line 6: 4 syllables
line 7: 2 syllables.


An example;

Thunder
and heavy rains
can't keep me from going
to get you back home, with us all.
Tell me your adventures,
we sure missed you!
You're home.

Another possibility is to write the Eintou in words. Instead of syllables, you'll build the Eintou up as follows:

line 1: 2 words
line 2: 4 words
line 3: 6 words
line 4: 8 words
line 5: 6 words
line 6: 4 words
line 7: 2 words.

An example:

Almost dead
Placed outside, Nature cared
Nurtured by rain, warmed through sunrays
It started a growing process; a small miracle
Blossoms are visible; I am surprised
Your place, chosen right
Gorgeous geranium.


Source: http://www.geocities.com/theeintouist/
Poem © Bianca 2004