NPM 2025 - Poem 1

For National Poetry Month this year, I am writing poems in uncommon, unusual, or inventive poetic forms. The only rule I have set for myself is that I choose forms I am unfamiliar with. Here are some of the resources I am referencing. 

• 20+ Different (& Wild!) Poetry Forms for Inspiration
• A Strange Poetry
• Refrigerator, Blackout, And Other Radical Poetry Forms
• Experimental Poetry Forms
• 20 Fun Poem Types (You've Probably Never Heard Of)

Today's poem is a Quinzaine.
A quinzaine is an unrhymed poem containing 15 syllables in 3 lines (7/5/3). The first line makes a statement while the next two ask questions related to that statement. 

The Waning Moon

Moon's silver sliver grows faint.
Oh, why do you fade?
Where've you gone?!

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.

I hope you'll come back tomorrow to see what new poetic form I've chosen. To see what others are writing this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2025 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.