Essence poetry
Poetry Contest
The essence.
The Essence, created by Emily Romano is a short, structured form of two-lines, six syllables each with an end rhyme and internal rhyme.
Example #1:
Winds howl; snow overwhelms
the owl, and cowls the elms.
Published in P.O.E.T.S., Volume II 1981 & The Ties That Bind, 2005
Copyright © 1981 Emily Romano
Example #2:
Trees moan; stiff branches arch -
Pine koan: the Ides of March!
Published in And Still An East Wind Blows, 1979
Copyright © 1979 Emily Romano
Example #3:
Reflection
Orion studs the sky
as tulip buds grow high.
Copyright © 2006 Jan Turner
Example #4:
Odyssey
Time marked by sifting sand,
embarked on drifting land.
Copyright © 2006 Jan Turner
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