Nighttime Memories
I try never to sleep at night
For that is when my thoughts take flight
And I remember how we were
To you it may be just a blur
But for me it was my whole world
Back when I was your dream-time girl
I won't let the memories stir
~Naila~
The Nove Otto poetry form was created by Scott J. Alcorn. It is a nine-lined poem with 8 syllables per line (isosyllabic). The rhyme scheme is as follows: aacbbcddc.
Example #1:
Canebrake Whispers
Three a.m. and yet still awake.
Mournful call sounds from the canebrake—
South Lou'siana’s black night steams.
The rocking chair creaks hollowly,
on the slat porch- it drums dully.
Chemical plants glowing lights gleam,
creating soft worlds all their own.
The cane whispers its eerie drone,
as night waits her impending dream.
Copyright © 2006 Scott J. Alcorn
My poem was inspired by this great classic tune:
