It's All In The Numbers

It’s All In The Numbers

One

One.  The loneliest number under the sun.
Sun, our life giver, without it, we’re done.
Done with everything, now I’m on the run.
Run towards that goal, for I can’t be outdone.
Outdone by others, I’m trapped and undone.
Undone by my friends, and a tale they spun.
Spun out of control, lost precious things I’d won.
Won my lady’s love; in her eyes, I’m number one.

         Rhyming loop Poem, the first and last words of each line rhyme, the last word of the verse is the first word of the verse, completing the loop.

Two

It takes two to make a pair
But should we really dare?

After all, we’re so far apart
And I don’t want to break your heart.

You’re European, I’m not
I’m average, you’re hot.

But if you’re willing to give it a go.
I’ll love you forever, that you know.

         Rhyming couplet poem.  A couplet was the natural format to choose for the number two.

Three

Three trees standing tall
Bow their head when strong winds blow
Sheltering saplings

         A three line poem of Japanese origin.  Again, a Haiku was a natural choice for the number three.

Four

There are four sides to evr’y square
Life’s like a balloon, filled with air,
Start out tiny, but grow long and tall
We age, once again become small

When we’re young we grow so fast,
But youth’s fleeting, it can’t last.
Finally in death, our clock stops
We end up in a four sided box

         A Quatrain is a four line poem, and an obvious one to use for the number four.

Five

Five
Oceans
On our Earth
Without them we
Die

         The Cinquain format is a five line poem with a syllabic count of 1/2/3/4/1 (Or it can be 1/2/3/4/1 words, I chose syllabic count).  NOTE:  As of the year 2000, there were five defined oceans on Earth:  Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, and Southern.


Six

Why do they feel the need?
Really hard to not live the crede
Instead of living life without hope
They do it to find a way to cope
Everyone loves a scrappy fighter
Reborn now. At last! A writer

         Name Poem – A poem about the word it spells in the first letter of each line.  Essentially an Acrostic Poem about the word that is spelled out.  This is a Six line poem based on the word ‘writer’, about writing.

Seven

I am
No longer alone.
Seven years I’ve searched far and wide.
We’ve found love.
But is it a mutual thing?
I’m the love of her life, yes?
Guess not.

         Cameo poem: Seven lines, syllable count per line: 2, 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 2.  Rhyming is not used.

Eight

I kneel before you here today,
For fear my muse has gone away.
My mind is dim, I’m not so bright,
Oh please, give me the skill to write.

I stretch my arms to pray and hope,
Without my muse, I only mope.
I promise not to flee in fright,
Oh please, give me the skill to write.

My mind’s been blank these past eight days
I think this might be just a phase
I can’t wait for another night
Oh please, give me the skill to write.

Slowly calming down, I feel fine,
I feel the urge and jot one line
Finally! Skies clear, can see light,
Oh please, give me the skill to write.

         Kyrielle Poem - A minimum of three stanza’s, each verse consists of four lines, with each line being eight syllables long, the last line of each line acts as a refrain that is used in each verse.  Lines 1 & 2 rhyme, line 3 rhymes with line 4.  Kyrielle is a good choice for the number eight.

Nine

Nine players on a baseball team,
Six outs to an inning.
Hitting a grand slam is a dream.
While running I’m grinning,
I slip and trip over a base,
That's something I'd love to erase.
I slip and trip
I slip and trip
Lucky, didn’t land on my face

         The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows: A. b. a. b. c. R. R. c. and a syllable count of 8. 6. 8. 6. 8. 4. 4. 8.  (I’ve used a single verse for this, more to save space than anything)  The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8.