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CREATE A CRYSTALLINE - lines must rhyme

Contest Judged:  6/16/2025 11:02:00 PM
Sponsored by: Nette Onclaud | Send Soup Mail
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Contest Description

 

here's something that will excite your muse... write a crystalline choosing one of the following prompts: 1. Cobblestone or  2. Emerald Stone or   3. Old Rock Stone

form of poetry to be used is the Crystalline ...it is a poem like haiku with 17 syllables, but is comprised of a couplet, rhyming all in two lines...

any subject like nature, human dynamics, others is allowed...

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for this challenge, write a new, original poem with 8 syl count for the first line, 9 syl count for the 2nd... just one crystalline is required

remember,  crystalline like haiku must have a twist, an element of contrast in the end...this is a must!

the usual rules apply: include contest title, sponsor's name, and date of poem

~ the chosen prompt is your poem's  title

~ use www.howmanysyllables as your counter

 

example only:

ballet of riversong sashays

wisps of dance tapping on pale bouquets

                                      Cobblestone | Dreamscapes Landscape Center

 

 poetic appeal, emotional impact, and imaginative content impress me..

                                       looking  forward to your masterful writes!

 

 


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