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[Yalto is a succinct, non-rhyme, imagist poetic form invented by Edward Ibeh in 2018. It can be used to paint a poetic portrait, express a complete thought, or tell a story. A trophy-shaped poem in vertical format. The 15-line poem itself flows like sand in an hourglass. It consists of 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables. Typically, this form of poetry is centered but can be formatted in various ways.]

In Memoriam

white lilies
line my front walk
soldiers
in rank and file
commemorating
the loss of
mothers
their children,
and dads
their children
to COVID,
sufferers in our
little community
of
Ashland, Kentucky.

written July 4, 2021

flowerlossmemorialInfree verse

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