Greatest Time Of Year~Rictameter

by Poet on the Piano   Dec 24, 2008


Christmas.
Joyful singing,
Faces lit up with glee,
Giving hearts touching saddened minds,
Spreading pleasure like angels rejoicing.
Couples accepting forgiveness,
Love long ago destroyed,
Kindly renewed,
Christmas.

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Rictameter~

A rictameter is a nine line poetry form. The 1st and
last lines are the same with the syllable count as follows:

line 1 - 2 syllables - same as line 9
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables
line 6 - 8 syllables
line 7 - 6 syllables
line 8 - 4 syllables
line 9 - 2 syllables - same as line 1

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  • 15 years ago

    by Ingrid

    Aw..so very beautiful this is!
    I can see you have put so much work into this poem:)
    Have a merry Christmas, sweet girl!

    *hugs*

    5/5 Ingrid