For dVerse Poets Pub – Where Laura is our host.
(Hope I have understood this form. )
Today’s topic :
So for today’s prompt we are turning our attention to compound words and revisiting a prompt that Grace posted in October 2021 that is the Compound Word Verse. (See here).
A poetry form invented by Margaret R. Smith
15 lines
5 stanzas
3 lines per stanza
rhyme scheme a,a,bmeter 8/8/3last line of each stanza includes a compound word using the same stem e.g. footsore, footstool, footage; OR underfoot; pussyfoot etc poem’s title includes the stem word
MTB: Compounding the Stem
Star Whispers
Beneath the stars I dream tonight,
Their ancient fires still burn so bright;
in starlight.
Across the dark the planets gleam,
They drift like lanterns through my dream;
soft starshine.
A meteor streaks through the night,
It leaves a silver thread of light;
a starfall.
I send my wishes to the sky,
And watch them wander, asking why;
O starbright.
When dawn arrives, stars fade from view,
Yet still their whispers guide me through;
my stardust.
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