Ever Try to Write a Rictameter Poem? Here are Two

The "Rictameter" is a nine-line poetry form in which the first and last lines are alike, and the syllable count is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. I'm no poet, but I'm fascinated by mental challenges like this. Why not give it a try?


Northern Winter

Snowfall:

White, beautiful,

Silent, soft, inviting

Snow angels, snowmen, sleds and skis.

Time for warm mittens, scarves, parkas, tall boots.

Drivers' challenge: shovel, plow, clear.

Parents' work, children's joy,

Winter's wonder:

Snowfall.


On Writing

Writing:

Challenge, career,

Pastime, necessity.

What we love and what we practice,

Source of joy and livelihood and respect,

Or what we hate and what we dread.

Time-consuming, source of

Rejection slips.

Writing.


Copyright 2007 by Marlys Marshall Styne.