In the book Leap Into Poetry: More ABCs of Poetry, written and illustrated by Avis Harley, you'll find descriptions and examples of many different poetic forms. This week I want to try monometer. Here's how Avis defines it.
Monometer: a poem in which each line contains only one stress.
Here is an example.
Mosquito
Too near
my ear
I hear
that hum;
Ms. M.
has come
to dine.
How fine
her whine.
She sings
with wings
then stings!
Poem ©Avis Harley. All rights reserved.
I hope you'll join me this week in writing monometer. Please share a link to your poem or the poem itself in the comments.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FROG
ReplyDeleteStare, leap,
Eat, sleep.
(c) Charles Waters 2015 all rights reserved.
This was interesting! Not sure I'm up for a frog's life, Charles, though when I'm really tired, just maybe.
ReplyDeleteHearts
I try,
try to
tangle
my heart
with yours
but you
walk off
trailing
threads
of red.
—Kate Coombs, 2015
all rights reserved
This swing
ReplyDeletehas wings
to fly
me high.
My feet
can’t beat
this seat
for thrill
and sky.
© 2015 Stephanie Parsley
Good job, everyone. These are fun!
ReplyDeleteMr. Bill
My name
is Bill
I live
alone.
Some people
think
I’m quite
the crone.
I like
to chew
things in
my maw,
but most
of all
I like
to caw.
My house
is where
I like
to rest—
it’s soft
and round
and called
a nest.
So, dear
friend,
I’d like
to know—
have
you guessed
that I’m
a _ _ _ _?
Winter Monometer
ReplyDeleteSnow
falls.
Ice
walls.
Car
crawls,
then
stalls.
I
call
Aaa.
All
thumbs.
Cold
bums.
Truck
comes.
Car
hums.
I
come
home.
©2015 Jane Yolen all rights reserved