M is for Mini Monoverse

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This one looked like fun. I thought I'd give it a try!

Loves Me Not

Pick daisy

Lay lazy

Feel crazy

Mind hazy

Wax phrasey

Clear jewel

Love's own fool

Used like tool

Skipping school

Jump in pool

He is gone

Just a con

A Don Juan

He moved on

I'm a pawn

Can't forget

That we met

Eyes are wet

Mind is set

Not done yet

~Opal~

Mini-monoverse

The Mini-monoverse is a poetry form originated by Emily Romano. Each Mini-monoverse is made up of two stanzas of five three-syllable lines. They rhyme scheme is a/a/a/a/a for the first stanza and b/b/b/b/b for the second stanza. For a double Mini-monoverse just add two more stanzas. They rhyme scheme for the third stanza should be c/c/c/c/c and for the fourth stanza, d/d/d/d/d. It is desirable that the Mini-monoverse tell a story, but this is not a hard and fast rule.


Example #1:
How Many Times?

Thunderbolt!
Foolish dolt,
On a colt,
Feels the jolt
Of a volt.

Aftermath:
Venting wrath
In the bath,
Second swath!
Do the math.

Copyright © 2007 Emily Romano