Spring (Butterfly Oddquain)

by Gem   Apr 4, 2007


...................Spring...................
................Is coming.................
.........Bringing forth new life.......
....We welcome the sight of the...
.....................Sun.....................
.....With open arms and smiling...
.............Faces full of joy.............
.................It's a new.................
.....................Start....................

*Gem*

Copyright©GemmaStott2007

This format is a short, usually non rhymed poem consisting of seventeen syllables distributed 1, 3, 5, 7, 1 in five lines.
The butterfly format- a "merged mirror" where the two stanzas of one are merged together, one of the middle 1 syllable lines is dropped, resulting in one nine line stanza of the form 1-3-5-7-1-7-5-3-1

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  • 17 years ago

    by HOLLYWOODxBANGBANG

    I really liked that! It must have been tough to write, but you did an amazing job. Although short, this has got to be my favorite poem that I have read of yours so far. Haha, keep up the great writing sweetie. =)

    5.5

  • 17 years ago

    by sibyllene

    Oddquain? Lol. This was a fun style, actually! Mmm... now I have even worse spring fever. Thanks a lot! ; )

  • 17 years ago

    by Jenni Marie

    Ohhh this was so beautiful!
    The imagery was breathtaking, and the whole piece flowed very well.
    I love it!

  • 17 years ago

    by lost and incomplete

    Magnifcently written well worded poem, the flow was smooth, stayed on track, all in all i thought it was a great read, keep up the good work.

  • 17 years ago

    by End Of Eternity

    This is just so cute, short simple and refreshing to read...great write

    all the best and take care

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