a dVerse Monotetra

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

A Storm Approaches

Over sea and land, bleaching sky,
Endless chase this wind from heaven.
Harvest moon, a fever struck sty.
Broke and driven. Broke and driven.

Written for dVerse. A poetic form developed by Michael Walker: Monotetra. Stanza Structure: Line 1: 8 syllables; A1 Line 2: 8 syllables; A2 Line 3: 8 syllables; A3 Line 4: 4 syllables, repeated; A4, A4. Shared with @Experimentsinfc #APoemADay on Twitter   ©Misky 2021. Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

15 responses to “a dVerse Monotetra”

  1. I just realised I have the rhyming scheme wrong….

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  2. You wrote from your heart. I enjoy the challenge of writing in rhyme and meter but I must admit, it really changes how I write. So much energy focused on syllables and what words to end lines with. It definitely adds and extra layer of challenge to getting the meaning across.

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  3. Love this, Misky!

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    1. Thanks, but unfortunately I misunderstood the rhyme scheme so I’ll probably get a bit of grief about it.

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      1. Eh, I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Everyone makes mistakes. 🙂

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  4. I can feel the fever bleaching the sky.

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  5. I hate those Harpic skies. What an amazing photo!

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  6. Vandana Sharma avatar
    Vandana Sharma

    Life’s like that!

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  7. Glenn A. Buttkus avatar
    Glenn A. Buttkus

    The wonderful thing about d’Verse hosts, most of the time, they allow poetic license within the form. These form prompts are here to help us become more expansive writers, and we may object or adopt as we please. So no grief from me, dear.

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    1. You are kindness personified. Thank you, Glenn.

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  8. Beverly Crawford avatar
    Beverly Crawford

    It’s a lovely poem. The monotetra is a challenging format.

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  9. Oh this speaks to me on a personal level, Misky 💝💝 having had a whirlwind love affair with the moon last year .. don’t worry about the rhyme scheme .. it happens to the best of us 🙂

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  10. I didn’t
    notice the mistake, it is still a brilliant poem.

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    1. Thank you! 😁

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