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Badger's Hexastitch

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This form was found on PoetryMagnumOpus with the information below.  I will give full attribution to the creator when I can.
Badger’s Hexastich is a fun variation of the Crapsey Cinquain invented by our own Badger. It simply expands the cinquain to another line and 2 more syllables.
Badger’s Hexastich is:
  • a poem in 6 lines.
  • syllabic, 2/4/6/6/4/2.
  • unrhymed, optional rising and falling end-words.
reading,
rooted in mind,
not tasting ripe berries,
the oozing summer scent,
window open,
waiting
~~Phil Wood
First flight,
small granddaughter
visits Grandma with Dad,
Mom, brother and sisters
in soccer play-offs
back home.
—Judi Van Gorder
My Example Poem
Growing
Fall down
consider tears–
crawl to where grandpa sits
grab onto grandpa’s leg
grin like a fox–
stand up
© Lawrencealot – February 16, 2014

Vignette Form

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The Vignette is also the name of a syllabic invented verse form introduced by Fozari Rockwood found in Pathways for the Poet by Viola Berg,1977.
The Vignette is:
a hexastich, an unrhymed poem in 6 lines.
syllabic: 2/4/4/6/7/3  syllables per line.
Example Poem:
Activities Director ( Vignette form )
Supine,
reading a book.
My yorkie drops
his chew ball upon my
chest, holds it with one paw; quiet
bark, “Let’s go.”