Pleiades – a poetic form
Only one word is allowed in the title of the poem, followed by a single seven-line stanza. The first word in each line begins with the same letter as the title. The line length is restricted to six syllables.
The poetic form is aptly named: the seven lines can be said to represent the seven sisters, and the six syllables represent the nearly invisible nature of one sister.
Whatever came of my Wretched inspiration Which once welcomed ev'ry Word ~ letter ~ syllable With endless wonderment Worthy of those Sisters Who all had their own ways?
every day is a school day, it would seem. this is wonderful! must try this at some point… thank you.
It was totally new to me too!
Thank you, Kat!
-David
you’re welcome x
Great piece and interesting too. You might like to take a look at Brad Osborne’s site. Every Friday he does a post called Whittled Words. He did one today on the Anagram poem. I think you two might have a real respect for the way each other writes. That is a complement, I believe, as he is a gifted, talented and loves to expand his knowledge of his art.
Let me see if I can give it a go?
Husband
How does one know your love
Hope sits upon a star
Has six points in heaven
Human hearts doth proclaim
Held you close for years love
Home was where your head lay
Happy, honest husband
Hugs Joni
Joni – I love your poem! Thank you for sharing on my blog! 😀
It is truly my pleasure and a blessing for me. Have a great weekend. 💕❤️Love to you and your family. ❤️Joni
I love what you wrote …to me, your poem seems to be about writing and it’s simply wonderful. I’m in wonderment 🙂 I love the word wonderment!
Thanks, Sangeetha 🙂
I do have a tendency to write on ‘meta’ concepts and think about poetry and words as subjects in their own rights.
I believe they are
💚
Most beautiful and amazing lines.every words is like the gem
.beautiful imagination.Your Pleiades are three sisters and our North-East India has too seven sisters as seven stats.they are new thing but your Pleiades has a glimpse of ancient Hibru culture.
The Pleiades are from Greek mythology
I know,dear ben !!
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