posting poetic prose
05 Dec 2024 26 Comments
in etheree Tags: backyard, birds, blue spruce, lightning, squirrels, tree
Etheree form: unrhymed without meter, one stanza of 10 lines, graduating from 1 to 10 syllables (Laura adds lines 11 & 12 with just 2 syllables each to give shape of Christmas tree). Linking to dverse poets…
see
a spruce
in backyard
of childhood home
reaches for the clouds
shelter for nesting birds
hide-away for brown squirrels
branches thick and full to tree top
rises as blue neighborhood landmark
until it plays the part of lightning rod
and falls
blackened
22 Aug 2018 3 Comments
in etheree Tags: creek, farmers, flood, groundwater, rain, summer, thirst, wet
Elsie at Ramblings of a Writer challenges us to write a poem using “water” and “thirst”. Mine is an “etheree” with ten lines, each of increasing syllables.
wet
when it
rains it pours
saturation,
precipitation,
weather aberration
water cannot drain away
groundwater rises, creek beds flood
farmers, crops and lawns thirst for sunshine
iowa’s summer uncommonly wet!
17 May 2018 3 Comments
in etheree Tags: bouquet, Easter, life, snow, spring, tulips, winter
Etheree poem meets “bouquet and greenery” challenge at Ramblings of a Writer.
oh
festive
easter day
snowy outside
greenery indoors
we expect spring colors
winter white surprises world
garden bulbs hidden underground
bouquet of tulips brightens our feast
celebrate Son who died, then rose to life
photo by lynn
13 Mar 2018 10 Comments
in etheree, quadrille Tags: crash, grateful, hope, pressure, stress
An etheree poem with 10 lines of increasing syllables.This is also a quadrille of 44 words, including the word “fire”. Read more at d’Verse Poets pub
stress
hard pressed
fire’s hot test
find release valve
to manage pressure
start to count love’s good gifts
name all that makes you grateful
hold joy in life’s little moments
live each day with enthusiasm
clinging to hope, you will not crash and burn
It’s calving time on the farm and our manager/son had an emergency appendectomy so he’s laid up for a month. The rest of us are working hard trying to cover for his absence!
12 Feb 2018 10 Comments
in etheree Tags: chocolate, strawberries, temptation, valentine
ripe
surprise–
strawberries!
huge heart-shaped fruit
garnish with green caps
dip in dark chocolate
drizzle with white almond bark
taste sumptuous delicacy
sweetly succulent valentine treat
honey, I love you…now pass me that plate!
An “etheree” poem of ten lines, each has one more syllable than the previous, no rhyme. Linking to “sweet & sumptuous” February prompts at life in the dirt.
21 May 2016 1 Comment
in diamond shape, etheree Tags: forgive, pain, suicide, tragedy
!
no
blaming
suicide
gun explosion
young father missing
community feels shock
evil darkens human thought
– tragedy’s harsh realities –
one cannot undo desperate choice
maybe she will leave so he leaves her first
—
do not assume the mistakes of others
such could happen to any of us
relationships turn on an edge
hold fragile hearts tenderly
commit to love thru pain
forgive each again
God help us all
redemption
healing
yes
?
This poetry form, an “etheree”, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree verse can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Sadly, suicide is irreversible.
a poem in my pocket 
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