Romance Poetry posted May 22, 2022


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A Puente Poem for the Potlatch Challenge

The Perfect Gift

by June Sargent

Sitting in a box beneath the dust

the soup tureen failed to impress.

Wrapped in paper stained with mold and must

it had outlived its usefulness.

Victorian treasure or trash?

Will it bring in some cash?


~ the dealer must decide ~


The man wondered what he should buy.

They were married almost a year.

Then the soup tureen caught his eye

hidden on the shelf in the rear.

Perfect for an old fashioned girl,

his precious young bride, his pearl.







Post Number 1500
A Milestone Post


must - another word for mold that creates a musty smell

rhyme scheme - ababcc x dedeff

Puente: a form created by James Rasmusson
Structure ~

3 stanzas with the 1st and 3rd having an equal number of lines and the middle stanza having only one line which acts as a bridge (puente) between the 1st and 3rd stanza.

The 1st and 3rd stanzas convey a related, but different element or feeling, as though they were two adjacent territories.
The number of lines in the 1st and 3rd stanza is the writer's choice as is the choice of whether to write it in free verse or rhyme.

The center line is delineated by a tilde (~) and has 'double duty'. It functions as the ending for the last line of the first stanza AND as the beginning for the first line of the third stanza. It shares ownership with these two lines and consequently bridges the first and third stanzas.

Club entry for the "~ Puente ~ week of 5-20-2022~" event in "Put Pen To Paper Potlatch Poetry Club".  Locate a writing club.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.

Artwork by avmurray at FanArtReview.com

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