Right to left, or: Left to right

A ‘Loop’ poem

He'd wow his friends with sleight of hand;
Hand over hand, too fast for eyes;
Eyes sparkling, lift large plastic cup,
Cup crimson sponge of golf ball size.

Fanned playing cards from right to left;
Left stunned, the audience would delight,
Delight in wondrous magic tricks,
Tricks few could do exactly right.

Spiting his folks, he quit law school;
School of hard knocks suited him well;
Well, so he had convinced himself,
Himself caught ~ in a magic spell.

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Loop poetry

• No restrictions on the number of stanzas, nor on the syllable count for each line;
• In each stanza, which is four lines long, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of the second line; the last word of the second line becomes the first word of the third line; and the last word of the third line becomes the first word of the fourth.
  • This is followed for each stanza.
• The rhyme scheme is abcb.

For more on ‘Loop poems’ click here.

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d’Verse prompt: Loop poetry

At d’Verse, poets were encouraged to try their hands at writing ‘Loop’ poems.

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Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!