Sidney Beck Poet Sijo

Metrical Feet

METRICAL    FEET


You  like  a  group of syllables,  maybe in trochee  feet,    
But  I find that  spondee or dactyl  is a good measure of stress: 
So when the question’s “What’s  afoot?”,  it’s not always  “Twelve inches”.    

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NOTE

*The expression “ What’s afoot? ”  is old-fashioned English
   for  “ What’s happenin’? ”    or  “ What’s  up? ”

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Written by  Sydney Peck  for
Nette   Onclaud’s   Contest       ON YOUR FEET

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Doris Culverhouse January 31, 2012 at 6:55 AM s'up? hope not smelly feet....hehe! Thanks for the educational poetic lesson....meter is a hard measure to works with in poetry for me.

Anne-Lise Andresen January 30, 2012 at 10:56 AM Cute - Good luck in the contest !!! - oxox love Anne-Lise