Tag Archives: Word based: 1/5/5/1/1

Loonies: Five lines. Syllable Count or Word Count:
1-5-5-1-1 hyphenated word-1 hyphenated word

Contemplating Angels
Angels
carry our imaginations and hopes.
Metaphors for good or bad
rainbow-winged
halo-hoopers.

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My Thanks to Linda Varsell Smith for her contributions above.

Specifications re-stated:
A 5 line, 13 word poem.
It is word-based with 1/5/5/1/1 words per line.
It is formulaic: the words in the final two lines must be hyphenated.
There are no metric or rhyming requirements.

My example

Semi-retirement (Form: Loonies)

I’m
tired of working every day
and aiming to become a
full-time
part-timer.

© Lawrencealot – December 28, 2014