Fall slowly concedes to Winter
Shadows flicker
Sun's rays less bright
Leaves twirl in flight
Then as winter firmly moves in
Gray days begin
Icy blasts blow
Plant growth will slow
Fragile white lace flakes fall on ground
Without a sound
Fingers of ice
Grip like a vice
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Author Notes
The Minute Poem is a poem that follows the "8,4,4,4" syllable count structure. It usually has 3 stanzas that are exactly the same. So: 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.
A traditional Minute Poem has 12 lines total. It has 60 syllables. It is written in a strict iambic meter. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff.
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