This is one of my all-time FAVORITE poetry forms: NONET POEM!! I use it every year. I hope you enjoy creating Nonet poems as well.
Basically,
the “Nonet poem” is based on the number 9. So the 9th day is an
obvious choice to share it. I first tried writing one of these for the 2014
Poetry Challenge and the two poems that resulted are two of my favorite and although
I continue to use them as examples, I wrote a new one to go with a little
painting I did last night – so it’s the first example. If you’ve been around
for a while, you have seen the other two before. Either way, get set for lots
of FUN!!!!!
A Nonet
Poem is based on NINE,
in more ways than one ~ it has nine lines and the FIRST LINE has NINE syllables ~ but there are a few more details
to know. Here is how you do this poem:
When I
looked up the word “nonet” in the dictionary I discovered it stood for 9
musical performers or 9 instruments – and the poem has a pattern that has 9 lines – first line has
9 syllables, each line thereafter has one less syllable, ending with the last
line only having ONE syllable. The number of words does not matter, ONLY the
number of syllables so it actually provides you with some flexibility.
Intriguing, right?
Here is a
“look” at this pattern:
* * * * *
* * * * (9 syllables)
It
can be about ANYTHING as long as the SYLLABLE COUNTS ARE CORRECT, so PLEASE
count them so you can do it correctly.
Here is your
handy, dandy online syllable counter:
This is my
newest “Nonet” poem ~ true story – we really did dance at the end of the
evening at our youth church meetings on Wednesday nights AND we really did have
a working jukebox in the recreational hall. No charge.
Back in the day when I was a teen
We met at church on Wednesday nights
After a lesson, we went
To the cultural hall
For twenty minutes
Select some tunes
We would dance
Jukebox
Fun!
© 2024 Stephanie Abney
And here are the first two I ever wrote for this poetry form and they remain my favorites:
Made chocolate chip cookies tonight
One taste before I go to bed
One bite follows another
I forgot what I said
I’m ready to stop
Well, maybe not
Just one more
Then to . . .
Bed!!
© 2014 Stephanie Abney
“Grandma, may we have a sleepover?”
My precious grandkids ask again.
“We promise to obey you.”
They give a hopeful look.
“We won’t talk in bed.”
That’s what they said.
“We love you.”
I said,
“Yes!”
© 2014 Stephanie Abney
OKAY, your
turn – GO!!
PLEASE REMEMBER ~ any poetry found on this blog, written by me, is my
personal property and may not be used without my permission, other than sharing
it as an example in a lesson or to read it to someone. The same goes for any
poems that are shared in the comments of this blog or elsewhere online as a
result of this challenge. They are the creative property of the person who
writes them. These poems are their original work and no one may use them without
their permission. It is understood that they own the copyright to them as soon
as they create them and especially once they post them. Thanks so much!
*** Also, if you choose to
post your poems on your own blog or elsewhere on social media ~ that’s awesome.
But PLEASE don’t just copy and paste my daily instructions, but rather post
your poem on your blog or your FB wall or wherever AND LINK BACK TO EACH DAY’S
SPECIFIC BLOG POST for others to come here to read the instructions. I’ve spent
considerable time researching the poetry forms and writing them up to share
with you. Thanks for respecting my work.
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