- The Pendulum is an invented
verse form that features graduated line lengths. It was created by Etta J
Murphy and was first published in Calkins, Haiku Highlights (July-August
1970).
The Pendulum is: - a poem in 8 lines, an octastich.
- syllabic, 8-6-4-2-2-4-6-8 syllables per line.
- rhymed, rhyme scheme aabbccdd.
My
Thanks to Judi Van Gorder for the wonderful resource at PMO
My
Example Poem
Put
Fear AND Foolishness Astern (The
Pendulum)
We
live in a contingent world
where
accidents are hurled.
Things
break and fall
and
all
our
skill
still
never will
be
shield against events.
I
find avoidance fine defense.
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Lawrencealot - April 4, 2014
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