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In one of her recent poems, "In Simplicity," our international poet friend, Brandy Nicole, made us aware of the "Minute Poem." This is my first attempt at this form of poetry. Needless to say, it took me more than a minute to write it :) Thank you, Brandy!

Form ~ Minute Poetry

The Minute Poem is a rhyming verse form consisting of
12 lines of 60 syllables, formatted in 3 stanzas of
8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.
The rhyme scheme is aabb, ccdd, eeff

Exposed to types of poetry
a coterie
of poet friends
great poems pen

I wish that I could read them all
from that I fall
the mountain climb
there is no time

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our dear peer group
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Anisha Dutta

Date: 8/4/2018 9:42:00 PM

Very well composed with this format. I admire. Warm Wishes

Mark Toney
Date: 8/6/2018 9:45:00 AM

Much appreciated, Anisha :)

Janice Canerdy

Date: 8/4/2018 3:22:00 PM

GOOD job with this form, Mark. Janice

Mark Toney
Date: 8/4/2018 4:23:00 PM

Thank you, Janice!

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/3/2018 3:40:00 PM

Love this form, never tried it, yours would be hard to top. Comforting thoughts, thanks for sharing them...

Mark Toney
Date: 8/4/2018 4:23:00 PM

Thank you for your kind encouragement, Charlie :)

CayCay Jennings

Date: 8/1/2018 5:05:00 AM

Sweet and succinct and then sweet some more. A joy to read, Mark. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Mark Toney
Date: 8/1/2018 8:46:00 AM

Thank you, kind CayCay :). You’ve made my day!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 7/31/2018 6:14:00 PM

This is awesome, Mark. (And I almost never ever use that word. First time in years). Great write!!! ~Gershon

Mark Toney
Date: 7/31/2018 10:06:00 PM

I am so glad you enjoyed it, Gershon; and I very much appreciate your super encouraging comment!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/30/2018 9:13:00 PM

I feel exactly the same way, and like this poem with intensity.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/30/2018 10:47:00 PM

Thank you, Caren. What a nice compliment!

Line Gauthier

Date: 7/30/2018 6:52:00 PM

A lovely tribute to our wonderful community, Mark.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/30/2018 10:43:00 PM

Why thank you, Line :)

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 7/30/2018 3:15:00 PM

One of things I like about this group is the chance to learn about new forms of poetry - will have to try this out sometime!

Mark Toney
Date: 7/30/2018 6:49:00 PM

Michelle, I like that about this group too ;)

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/30/2018 3:14:00 PM

:) Awe, and this is penned perfectly Mark. I am happy that you tried this. It is fun and of course takes a little more than a minute to create. But worth it in the end. I have at least two other forms I shall post here one day, maybe three. I enjoyed reading your friendship poem. :) Brandy

Brandy Nicole
Date: 7/31/2018 11:25:00 AM

Soft smile. :) That's all you can do.

Mark Toney
Date: 7/31/2018 9:19:00 AM

Done. We'll see what happens :)

Brandy Nicole
Date: 7/30/2018 8:50:00 PM

You are welcome Mark. Maybe you could send this form in to Poetry Soup. :) That is totally up to you. ~ Brandy

Mark Toney
Date: 7/30/2018 6:48:00 PM

Yes, it was fun, and I appreciate your bringing it to our attention. I think it would be a great form for a poetry contest. Thank you, Brandy. I look forward to seeing the other forms :)