Interesting forms?

Anyone experimenting with new forms?

Post something showing how they work & let's try some out.

As a start, shadow poetry this form:
"Harrisham Rhyme, created by the female poet, Harrisham Minhas, belonging to the State of Punjab in India, of a six-line rhyming stanza. In this form, the last alphabet of the first word of each line is the first alphabet of the first word of next line. ... Rhyming scheme : ababab.

My ten-minute 1st try:

It sees that there is no dearth
to developing forms of worth
or the fun of writing would drain
running into the sewer main
give me creativity - something new
entire genres can rebirth anew.

I've been trying to write another "Waltz wave", but sadly I couldn't gather my thoughts.

WALTZ WAVE

This form, named for Leo Waltz, the Web Manager of Sol Magazine, asks for a one-stanza titled poem, with nineteen lines; each line has a set number of syllables.

Pattern: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

Words may be split into syllables to fit the pattern. This form seems to educe a soothing cadence as the lines gently increase and decrease, so it is suggested that topic chosen for this form also be soothing.

Ironically, years ago I wrote one and inspired some people as well, here is the link to a lovely "Waltz wave" by Ingrid.

http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=1132884

Here is my attempt at the Harrisham Rhyme:

Attempt 1 - Form Poetry

Harrisham Minhas, if you did not know,
made the poetry form - Harrisham rhyme.
Essentially, a six-line rhyming stanza with a flow.
You can attempt to write it on your free time,
unless you don't know her rules, look them up, bro
So you may write her form without committing a crime.

Attempt 1 - Waltz Wave

white
candles
white
candles
follow me
tranquil
still
hold me
see the stars
the tides ebbing
back and forth
splish splash
like
the waves
in our hearts
swaying
us
towards
love

Pattern syllable: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

I'll be back to edit this post and post an attempt to the waltz wave form and to post another poetry form.

EDIT: I've been trying to write a sonnet but can't finish it.

Here are the rules if anyone else would like to try it:

A Sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines (iambic pentameter) with a particular rhyming scheme:

Examples of a rhyming scheme:

#1) abab cdcd efef gg
#2) abba cddc effe gg
#3) abba abba cdcd cd

A Shakespearean (English) sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet, and rhymes abab cdcd efef gg.

An Italian sonnet is composed of an octave, rhyming abbaabba, and a sestet, rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd, or in some variant pattern, but with no closing couplet.

Usually, English and Italian Sonnets have 10 syllables per line, but Italian Sonnets can also have 11 syllables per line.

French sonnets follow in this same pattern, but normally have 12 syllables per line.

I've done both the poetry forms and here are the ones I did on Harrisham Rhyme:

Soothing Coos (Harrisham Rhyme) 2011-09-29

Babies are god's miraculous gift
sent to us with many blessings,
tiny bond, our heart and soul they lift
young love in a lifeless home sings,
gathers people with a smile so swift
soothing coos, joy to all it brings.

Heights of Death (Harrisham Rhyme) 2011-05-09

From the bottomless pit of sapphire emotion
Merges a raging tremor, an exploding heart
Savage heights of death rise from the ocean
Enslaving earth without mercy tearing it apart
Good and bad in fury's web becomes a potion
Dissolving the past as a destitute future restarts

Not a form per se but today I have started writing micro poetry which is actually quiet fun. I love the challenge of writing a "story" with restrictions.

^ Nothing is more exhilarating to me than reading a poem where brevity gives it even more depth. I love when a few lines can stand out, when that focus is on "show, don't tell" and I can face the impact of those short lines. Although, I can see how some poems call for longer verses, it really is up to what you're trying to say or convey. Or even when I think, does the poem write itself or do I consciously (or subconsciously) think beforehand of the length?