Spirate (Pleiades)

by Sylvia   Mar 31, 2010


Surrender of a
soul to indifference.
Secrets never revealed,
sorrow and grief prevail.
Spirit strangled, love died,
succumbed to apathy.
Solace escapes my heart.

NOTE: Definition of spirate - voiceless

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Pleiades - This titled form was invented in 1999 by Craig Tigerman, Sol Magazine's Lead Editor. Only one word is allowed in the title followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title. Hortensia Anderson, a popular haiku and tanka poet, added her own requirement of restricting the line length to six syllables.

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  • 13 years ago

    by East Poetry

    Neet poem style... Im going to have to look more into all these styles of poems you write and start trying them myself.... just added you as a favorite poet

    hope to see you read more of mine... thx

  • 13 years ago

    by anand singh

    An emotionally charged piece well desreved win.
    Paul...

  • 14 years ago

    by Cindy

    Congrats on a well deserved win Sylvia :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    I loved this piece the first time and it still makes me feelt he same the second time around. Congrats on the win :] very well done. Nik

  • 14 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Peace runs away when grief has a hard grasp
    upon us..very well written using this form!