Carpe Diem

This is a new style created by Pat Simpson Aug 15th 2010

The carpe diem is latin meaning live for the day

So subject must be about anything that makes you happy

The style is a ten line poem with varying syllables on each line

Line 1..8syllables:Line 2..6syllables: Line 3..4syllables:Line 4..2syllables:Line 5..10syllables:

Line 6..2syllables: Line 7..4syllables: Line 8..6syllables:Line 9..8syllables:Line 10..10syllables

Pasted from http://the.a.b.c.of.poetry.styles.patthepoet.com/index.html

Many Thanks to Christina R Jussaume for her work on the Poetry Styles site.

The Carpe Diem is:

A poem of 10 lines.

Syllabic, with lines of 8/6/4/2/10/2/4/6/8/10

No metrical or rhyme requirement.

My Example

‘S Okay (Carpe Diem)

Today has started out okay.

My house did not burn down.

My coffee’s good

and hot.

My dog has gone outside to take a pee.

I don’t

yet think I’m nuts,

and don’t suppose I would

as long as my reality
is not at odds with simply feeling good.

© Lawrencealot – October 7, 2014

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Note: no specific meter is mandated.

Brady’s Touch

A two-stanza poem with a strict syllable count of 9, 9, 8, 8, 2; 9, 9, 8, 8, 2: the rhyme scheme is

abcde;abfde. You may change the rhyme sounds (although not the scheme) for the second
stanza.

*Note:This reader has no idea what the previous sentence means. – Lawrencealot

This style was created by Maryann Merryweather-Travis, in November of 2006, to honor Allen
Brady.

Sepecifications restated.

Brady’s Touch is:

Stanzaic: consisting of two cinquains

Syllabic: Both stanzas having lines of 9/9/8/8/2

Rhyme Scheme: abxcd abxcd, where x is unrhymed.

My example

I Judge They’re Quick to Judge (Brady’s Touch)

Seemingly the speeding days have wrought

a group-thought shift, a transformation

that takes too far the axiom

that “Brevity’s the soul of wit”,

though true.
Early on as it approached, I thought

“This is a dreadful situation;

there’ll be a one-word contest soon.”

…and it came to pass. I’ve seen it!

Did you?

© Lawrencealot – October 6, 2014

San Hsien

By Lawrence Eberhart | September 25, 2014 | whimsy Leave a comment

Pathways for the Poet by Viola Berg (1977) is a book for and by educators. Classic poetic forms as
well as many invented forms which appear to have been invented as teaching tools or exercizes
for use in workshops or classrooms are included. Some of these invented forms I have found in
use in internet poetry communities, a testament to their staying power. On this page I include
the metric invented forms found there in which appear to be exclusive to the community of
educators from whom Ms. Berg drew her support. I have yet to find these in any other source. ….
Whether classroom exercise or sharpening your skill as a writer, some of these forms can be fun
to play with.

• San Hsien (three strings) is another invented verse form in a decastich. It was created by
Jessamine Fishback.

The San Hsien is:

○ a decastich, a poem in 10 lines.

○ metric, iambic dimeter. L1 is acephaletic (drops the 1st unstressed syllable).

○ rhyme, rhyme scheme ABbaccabBA.

○ composed with a refrain, L1 & L2 are repeated as L9 & L10 in reverse.

Pasted from http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1199#dionol

My thanks to Judi Van Gorder for years of work on this fine PMO resource.

My example

Specificity

Sober Thought (San Hsien)

You are here

the sign proclaimed.

“Where?”, I exclaimed.

“That final beer

was just too much;

you’re out of touch

that much is clear;

aren’t you are shamed?”

The sign proclaimed

You are here.

© Lawrencealot – September 25, 2014

Picture Credit: ea of Allpoetry

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San Hsien

Tagged 10 lines, ABbaccabBA, Fishback, Pathways, refrain, rhymed, Van Gorder

Sacred Signia

By Lawrence Eberhart | September 24, 2014 | feelings, Metric Leave a comment

Pathways for the Poet by Viola Berg (1977) is a book for and by educators. Classic poetic forms as
well as many invented forms which appear to have been invented as teaching tools or exercizes
for use in workshops or classrooms are included. Some of these invented forms I have found in
use in internet poetry communities, a testament to their staying power. On this page I include
the metric invented forms found there in which appear to be exclusive to the community of
educators from whom Ms. Berg drew her support. I have yet to find these in any other source. ….
Whether classroom exercise or sharpening your skill as a writer, some of these forms can be fun
to play with.

• The Sacred Signia is an invented verse form is a decastich. Introduced by Viola Berg.

The Sacred Signia is:

○ a decastich, a poem in 10 lines.

○ metric, L1,L3,L5,L7-L10 are iambic pentameter and L2,L4,L6 are iambic dimeter.

○ rhymed, rhyme scheme ababcbccaa.

Pasted from http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=1199#dionol

My thanks to Judi Van Gorder for years of work on this fine PMO resource.

My example

Her Eyes

Her Eyes (Sacred Signia)

Her eyes compel, intrigue, and they entice.

I feel controlled

at ease, yet seeking solace and advice.

I dare be bold,

when lifted by her steady knowing gaze

There is no cold

within those eyes, they’re warm and quite ablaze –

intelligent and able to appraise.

The magic’s broad and strong and yet, concise,

I need no more to know for sure she’s nice.

© Lawrencealot – September 24, 2014

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Sacred Signia

Tagged 10 lines, ababcbccaa., Berg, iambic dimeter, iambic pentameter, Pathways, rhymed, Van
Gorder

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