Pretty Ugly Words

Form: Egg Timer


Number of Lines: 10 (A decastich)


Rules:
The Egg Timer form of poetry, credited to Dorian Peterson Potter,
consists of ten lines with syllable counts of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, respectively.

The last five lines repeat the first five lines in reverse order, as demonstrated with the examples below:

Rhyme Scheme:
none

Choices for the poets to make this week:
*your poem can be about any topic.
*Centered or not, at poets' discretion.

Examples:

Blest Be the Tie

poetry lives on
within the heart
of friends form
union
true
true
union
of friends form
within the heart
poetry lives on

Copyright © 2018 Abigail Gronway – All Rights Reserved



Failing Frequently (Form: Egg Timer)

I alliterate
when I’m able.
I cannot
sometimes
though.
Though
sometimes
I cannot,
when I’m able
I alliterate.

© Lawrencealot – January 19, 2015
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