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Sonnet: 14 lines of iambic pentameter
Porphyrion
As brother Cronus mutilated dad
Under the urging of mother Gaia
On the Phrygian Plain we rose from blood
The blood of dear papa, Uranus, sire.
Gaia turned towards us to finish the deed;
In the ensuing battle Love let loose.
The arrow struck my heart, I did not bleed;
I fell in love with Hera wife of Zeus.
Then in a fit of jealous rage Zeus shied
His thunderbolt. I fell and hit the ground.
It was a mortal man in lion’s hide,
Great Heracles, who shot the final wound.
Three times an arrow pierced my tender heart.
My tragic end was destined from the start.
Haiku: 3 lines of 5-7-5 syllables
Silently I stare
at the ashes of my dead
girlfriend. I killed her.
Completely insane
homocidal maniac
seduces poets.
office cubicle
boxes within more boxes
prison term - for life.
the only window
in my office - microsoft:
the blue screen of death.
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Pantoum - second and fourth lines of each stanza
become first and third lines of next.
First and third lines of first stanza
are fourth and second of last...
creating a squirmer effect.
The Wave
Arrival of spring
Grass fields
A high fast one
Low and away
Grass fields
Artificial turf
Low and away
Outside
Artificial turf
Players contracts
Outside
Foul balls
Players contracts
Millionaire salaries
Foul balls
Homeruns
Millionaire salaries
World Series
Homeruns
All star game
World Series
Seventh inning stretch
All star game
Play ball
Seventh inning stretch
A high fast one
Play ball
Arrival of spring
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Homoliteral: a form of poety where each word
has at least one spouse letter
in common with the words next to it.
Victimless Criminal
A man stands accused --
Several wives he has.
Courts say: “Polygamy.”
An unlawful action
Even in infamous state Utah.
Why’s this considered criminal?
What damage has he done?
Noone’s injured.
Where are those victims?
His wives aren’t upset.
Time may change law.
Maybe time is passing near
When consensual living arrangements
Aren’t forbidden because
Religious passages say so.
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Concrete: where the shape of the poem reflects the content.
Resurrection
A week prior to Easter
a miracle has happened.
A dog -- resurrected.
Airplane personnel
fretted upon finding
a dead dog in baggage.
Fearing a lawsuit
they found
a replacement.
They insist their dog
was a perfect match --
the owner'd never have noticed
except for one small problem.
She was transporting her dog
a for burial, and didn't expect
wagging tail.
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