When seas of sadness overflow
from down below
It fashions waves
to make us slaves
The shores we claim will hold it back
will often crack
and test the length
of human strength
We must not let it drag us down
or let us drown
Let faith prevail
and you shall sail
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a Minute Poem. The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff. See an example and more details in the announcement. |
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Minute Poetry
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