Royal Spiral

This form was created by Mary Sullivan Boren, aka,  Meter Maid on Allpoetry.com.

This is a stanzaic form consisting of exactly four quintains.

each having two rhyming couples of iambic pentameter and a tail of iambic dimeter.

Though similar to the Rondeau, it varies significantly 

in the rhyme and repetition scheme, as follows:

S1: aabbc

S2: ccdde, where L5 repeats the first two feet of S1 L1.

S3: eeffg, where L1 repeats S1 L5.

S4: gghhc. 

Restated:

This form was created by Mary Sullivan Boren, aka,  Meter Maid: 

This is a stanzaic form consisting of exactly four quintains.

each having two rhyming couples of iambic pentameter and a tail of iambic dimeter.

Though similar to the Rondeau, it varies significantly 

in the rhyme and repetition scheme, as follows:

S1: aabbc

S2: ccdde, where L5 repeats the first two feet of S1 L1.

S3: eeffg, where L1 repeats S1 L5.

S4: gghhc. 

Restated: 

This first four syllables of line 1 become the refrain in line 5 of  the second stanza.

Line 5 of the first stanza becomes the first four syllables of stanza three.

Example Poem

Worn Out

As boys we shared adventure, girls and goals.

His aim and mine exceeded life's real roles.

Our secrets shared, cemented trust now flowing.

We knew the errors each had made,  while growing

to become men.

We grew apart by distance only then,

And always found each other."Just say when. "

We saw each grow and change through loss and wins

As characters outgrew the minor sins

As boys we shared.

Becoming men we built and broke our lives

In our own ways,  until we lost our wives.

Insane, I know, but we both fell for one

still married woman. Friendship came undone.

He betrayed trust.

Just let it go? Nay, make him go! Disgust

that he'd reject a fair compete and trust

that he could win divulging sins was wrong;

no comfort populates a hatred's song

we speak again.

(c) Lawrencealot - June 17, 2012

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LaDán

This is a new form designed in June, 2013 by Laura Lamarca.

It is composed of 5 quatrain stanzas with varying length and meter,

but every line begins with an anapest foot.

This is a moderately  difficult form to write.

The requirements of the form in her own words  are:

Verses 1, 3 and 5

Rhyme scheme abab

L1 and L3 - 11 syllables, stressed syllables needed on beats 3, 6, 8 and 11

L2 and L4 -  9 syllables, stressed syllables needed on beats 3, 5, 7 and 9

Verse 2 and 4

Rhyme scheme baab

L1 and L4 - 9 syllables, stressed syllables needed on beats 3, 5, 7 and 9

L2 and L3 - 7 syllables, stressed syllables needed on beats 3 and 5.

MUST be a metaphoric poem, preferably dark and deeply emotive.

Rhyme scheme "abab cddc efef ghhg ijij" for the easy version or

Rhyme scheme "abab baab abab baab abab" for the more challenging version

Example Poem

This was written for a contest to name the form, I thought LaAnapestia would have been descriptive, but my thinking did not prevail.

Liberty's Tree     (LaAnapestia)

Disagreeable though it may be my friends,

a time comes when men who are born free,

(as all are), must leave kings who won't make amends.

They are kings because we let them be.

The untried Americans-to-be

who'd displayed recalcitrance

now displayed recognizance

of the threat to their own liberty.

As the spirit of patriots now depends

on the Jefferson's and Paine's to see

better ways to assure the power extends

to the common man, they write their plea.

They were radicals,  to disagree,

and they lacked the competence

to deny the providence

of the kings throughout our history.

It seems sometimes the voice of reason portends

a much greater change than taxing tea,

and revolution comes when man comprehends;

But it may cost blood from you and me.

© Lawrencealot - July 24, 2013

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Dazyure

THIS POETRY FORM was created by Scott Venus, aka Errant_Panther on Allpoetry.

The "Dasyure" (pronounced Dass-ee-yur) is a small marsupial mouse native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, in some areas it is also called a "Quoll".

The above image is a Richard Lydekker painting of the Spotted-tailed Dasyure. Richard Lydekker (1848-1945) was an English born Naturalist / Artist and a foremost authority in his time on mammals of the world, in particular game animals.

Four, 5 line stanzas each with syllable count of 5/7/9/7/5                

Stanza Rhyme Schemes                

Rhyme scheme a,b,a,b,c                

Rhyme scheme d,c,d,e,e                

Rhyme scheme a,b,a,b,c                

Rhyme scheme d,c,d,e,e                

No metric requirement.

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Diminishing Hexaverse

• The Hexaverse is:
• a hexastich, a poem in 6 lines.
• syllabic, 6 syllable lines.
• unrhymed.

• Diminishing Hexaverse is an invented form which can be found in various poetry communities and blogs across the web without any reference to its source. Most use the same definition which strangely ignores the meaning of hexa and describe the form with only 5 stanzas, diminishing from 5 lines and 5 syllables each to 4 lines and 4 syllables each and so on ending in a single stich of 1 syllable. With that description the frame would better be termed a Diminishing Pentaverse.
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•  Finally I came upon a site that seems to me to get it right at Tir na nOg, diminishing from 6 lines of 6 syllables each to 5 lines of 5 syllables each and so on to a single stich of one syllable and my faith was restored. I have to believe the original concept began with the 6 line beginning and was somehow corrupted to only 5 stanzas along the way and the lemmings followed. The form is fine with 6 or 5 stanzas but it just makes more sense to me to use the correct terminology to reflect the frame used.

The Diminishing Hexaverse
• a poem in diminishing 6 stanzas, made up of a sixain, followed by quintet, followed by a quatrain, followed by a tercet followed by couplet and ending in a single stich.
• syllabic, L1-L6 6 syllables each, L7-L11 5 syllables each, L12-L15 4 syllables each, L16-L18 3 syllables each, L19-L20 2 syllables each and finally L21 1 syllable.
• unrhymed.

These being finally the most cogent of the various description I found are the words of Judi Van Gorder,aka tinker from PoetryMagnumOpus, which is linked from this site.


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Example Poem

Tell Him No

Her lips are parted now.
My lips are closing in.
Expecting to taste somehow,
A promise of our sin.
Before we've made a vow
our mating will begin.
Nothing good can come
from this rendezvous.
I am just a bum
who does not love you.
Dreams will not come true.
I'll say the words
That most men say.
We are just turds,
who want our way
So lassies
Just beware
and take care
this way.
Just say
no.

(c) Lawrencealot - May 13, 2012

Individualtean

The individualtean is a form invented by chasingtheday of allpoetry.com.
In consists of 5 rhymed variable length stanzas
with the following end-rhyme pattern: abcbac def abcbac def gg
Rhyme may be perfect, slant or assonance.

Stanza 1 Consists of lines with 10/8/6/8/10/6 Syllables
Stanza 2 Consists of lines with 3/4/7 syllables
Stanza 3 Consists of lines with 10/8/6/8/10/6 Syllables
Stanza 4 Consists of lines with 3/4/7 syllables
Stanza 5 Is a couplet, each line with 10 syllables.

The form requires the ending syllable of lines 2 and 12 to rhyme with the first word of the following line.

In addition the last word of every stanza must rhyme with the first word of the following stanza.

There is NO requirement for any meter discipline.



Example Poem

Another Kiss Waitin'  (Individualtean)

Kisses tempt the strongest, noblest of men.
Indeed, all men are much moved by
Sighs, hugs, and words of care,
Still nothing lifts us quite so high--
Except knowing that kiss will come again,
Starving until it's there.

Where my dear
inside my heart
resides the dreams of your lips?

Whips  and chains encumber some  and bring pain
Although with orders I comply
I bide my time I swear
Thinking of you kisses, Oh My!
Invigorated, treat hurts with disdain.
Nothing can bring despair.

Fair one, near
Or far I start
Remembering our hist'ry.

Memory of warm lips rewarded me.
Every time my feet brought me back to thee.

 © Lawrencealot - August 13, 2012



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Note: b-c in the rhyme indicator column, means that the
first word must use b-rhyme, the end-line must use c-rhyme.

Jram

Jram form Invented by LilacThOughts of Allpoetry.com.

5 quatrain stanzas
10 syllables to each line
Rhyme scheme: aabb bbcc bbdd aadd aaff
The last line of 1st stanza becomes 1st line of second stanza
3rd line of 1st stanza becomes 1st line of 3rd stanza
2nd line of 1st stanza becomes 1st line of 4th stanza
1st line of 1st stanza become 1st line of 5th stanza


There are no metric requirements, but any may be used
by the poet, Iambic Pentameter works well

This form may also be used with tetrameter
as a poetic option.


Example Poem

Poets' Love

Our poems relieved a certain unrest.
We drove each other to produce our best.
Though verse we lived where neither still could go.
Within our verses we did make it so.

Within our verses we did make it so.
We'd sail on yachts and sip of fine Bordeaux.
Tall peaks were climbed and pleasant valleys crossed.
We found adventure, and our fears were lost.

Though verse we lived where neither still could go.
We crossed desserts and mountains capped with snow.
Ignoring barriers thwarting us in life,
By-passed, surmounted without any strife.

We drove each other to produce our best.
We strolled thru poem forms as though possessed.
We thought a lot alike and loved to share.
I felt alone at times she wasn't there.

Our poems relieved a certain unrest.
We soothed each other during times of stress.
When things became too much for her to bear.
I only hoped it mattered I was there.

© Lawrencealot - September 15, 2013



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Monchielle

A Monchielle is stanzaic refrainform created by Jim Tage Henriksen.

The rules are as follows: first line repeats in each stanza,

it consist four stanzas in total, each stanza consists of five lines,

each line consists of six syllables, and lines three and five rhyme.

The pattern is Abcdc Aefgf Ahiji Aklml

Example Poem

Ducky Bras

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Please let me make your bra. 

My business needs a start.

And you would look so fine

If you were to be seen

In a brassier of mine.

Please let me make your bra. 

I custom fit each one.

I promise they will fit.

I measure lovingly,

I hold and weigh each tit.

Please let me make your bra. 

One price for any size.

Your bust can't be too large.

I do so love my work,

thus may reduce the  charge.

Please let me make your bra. 

I'll give you some cleavage

if you want,  and push up

those puppies, TuDor style,

Adding at least a cup.

© Lawrencealot - April 13, 2012

(Picture credit:  Bing Images)

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Phyquain

Form Created by John Madison Shaw, Sr., aka Arkbear on Allpoetry

MUST have 5 Quatrains -

No Set Line length

No Set Meter

The Nth line of each quatrain must rhyme with each other.

Letter use restrictions.

No letter ( a ) in 1st L of each Q -

No letter ( b ) in 2nd L of each Q -

No letter ( c ) in 3rd L of each Q -

No letter ( d ) in 4th L of each Q -

ALL 1st L's must have same end Rhyme -

ALL 2nd L's must have same end Rhyme -

ALL 3rd L's must have same end Rhyme -

ALL 4th L's must have same end Rhyme -

Flow is a MUST!

Metaphors are a MUST!

Beautiful Poetic voice is a MUST!

There can be no fixed template for the form, for line length is NOT specified

Most I have seen have been pentameter or longer. 

Since one can choose any line-length and meter

I have chosen Iambic tetrameter for this work.

Example Poem

Absurdlutely My Beloved    (Phyquain)

I'll mow my way through drive-way snow

I'll shovel  through the growing grass

I'll throw the pigs at angry birds

or fly-fish somewhere in a blimp.

I'll cry when comedy's the show

and laugh at church and scratch my ass.

I'll roller skate in buff'lo herds

I'll teach ballooning to a shrimp.

I might return before I go,

or teach at school that has no class

or write a poem without words

or book a nun that needs a pimp.

I might invite the firefly's glow

to brighten up each underpass

or make all homeboys into nerds.

I could teach rattlesnakes to primp.

These I might do, you'll never know.

However you will be my lass

forever plus about two-thirds.

Always will I remain your imp.

© Lawrencealot - January 22, 2013

Since one can choose any line-length and meter

I have chosen Iambic tetrameter for this work.

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