Abc of Poetry

ABC of Poetry A is for Abcedarian which is what is this poem’s aim B is for Blank Verse which is metered rhyme with scheme C is for Chant Royal with six stanzas, same refrain D is for Doidotsu a funny folk song from Japan E is for Ekphrasis concerning Objects 'D Art F is for Free Verse, flowing directly from the heart G is for Ghazal. telling of love’s beauty, despite pain H is for Heroic Couplets, tales imparted by rhymes and iambs I is for Idyll, depicting a peaceful scene J is for Just a blank page, this form is not yet seen K is for Kwansaba. adhering strictly to number seven L is for Lyric, to express our thoughts and feelings M is for Monorhyme, a story with just one rhyme N is for Narrative, when a story takes a long time O is for Ode, a poeme, serious and meditative P is for Personification, when inanimate things show feeling Q is for Questionku that of course ends with a question R is for Romanticism where love is very personal S is for Sapphic Stanzas where syllables ebb and flow T is for a Tanka, a rather elongated Haiku U is for Undulating, words to rhyme and then to verse V is for Villanelle, that repeats a refrain for emphasis W is for Writers Affirmation when our Muse has disappeared X is for the X rated not a form, and not found here Y is for Yodel...... that's a form that is usually sung Z is for ZaniLa Rhyme flowing smoothly on the tongue. So many things to remember to create our poems and rhymes We celebrate our muses over centuries of time.