Silence has bound me devastated, desolate;
Has me in its anguished cocoon,
Bound in an ember, pining, dying.
Me an ember muted in gloom.
Devastated, anguished, pining in darkness deep.
Desolate cocoon, dying gloom, deep tomb.
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A so-called 'square poem' has six lines and six words per line. You can read the lines horizontally as usual, but you can also read down the columns of words, and the poem should read exactly the same!
ReplyDeleteMiriam Claire introduced me to them with a poem by Lewis Carroll - http://tinyurl.com/ylfryfj.
I'd written one earlier, 'Bend to This' - http://bit.ly/s4bend2this - and had been working on a second one. Here it is.
Short link - http://bit.ly/s4sboundme
Wonderful job! This is not an easy exercise, as I know. I love the challenge to stay within the parameters and still say something meaningful -- as you have done! Bravo.
ReplyDeleteExcellent ..I have never heard of it before....nice work...bkm
ReplyDeleteNice! I like the last column: "desolate cocoon dying deep tomb." Great alliteration! I'll have to try this myself. Great work!
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS!! Very well done--and not an easy task, you're SO brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteOne of your shorter pieces but still very impactful. I should try this form some time.....Brilliant execution.
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