By Nancy Haskett
Modesto Branch, California
(a trimeric)
Write a sonnet!
You will forget your ailments
as you struggle to rhyme,
while maintaining the prescribed meter.
You will forget your ailments,
focused on using metaphors while still making sense,
putting words into logical syntax.
As you struggle to rhyme,
alternating lines in each quatrain,
attempting to tell a story with a twist
while maintaining the prescribed meter,
you will feel your heartbeat slowing
in iambic pentameter.
There IS an altered physicality when we write. For me, it’s a respite from this noisy world. Nancy reminds us of the relief that awaits us.
Clever and enjoyable, Nancy!
Love this clever poem! Put a smile on my face. Well done!