My Poetic Latticework

Musing

Musing, freed from mental cage
through the poet's pen,
gliding down to empty page,
like our backyard wren,

viewed through poem's microscope,
nondescript affair
manifests itself as hope,
guiding how we care.

Notes on 7/5 Trochee form of poetry ▶︎

Number of Lines: minimum of 8 (two quatrains)

Rules:
The 7/5 Trochee, created by Andrea Dietrich, of 2 or more quatrain stanzas with the following set rules:

Meter: 7/5/7/5
Rhyme Scheme: a/b/c/b or a/b/a/b

The meter is trochee, which means alternating stressed and unstressed beats in each line, with each line beginning and ending in a stressed syllable. This is a simple lyrical type little poem, so rhymes will be basic, nothing fancy. The poem itself should give a description of something of interest to the poet. There is not a set number of these quatrain type stanzas, but a typical 7/5 Trochee would consist of two quatrains, with the second stanza serving to tie up the idea presented in the first stanza.

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "