For Day 6, let’s try a poem with 6 lines per stanza. This is not a common poetry form and may be new to many of you. It is said to have originated in Spain, but I haven’t been able to document that.
It’s called
“Shadorama” and it is made up of 6 lines per stanza with a specific syllable count, but no need for
rhyming. J
I promise we
will not be counting syllables forever!! LOL! But so many poems use syllable
count as the main criterion. So . . .
It can be a
one-verse stand-alone poem, or you can
string together as many 6-line stanzas (following the correct syllable
count) as you wish to complete a longer poem. Most lines only have 3 syllables, so choose your words carefully to be able to get your point across. I have
often found that in poetry, “less is more,” and with just the right words, amazing
pictures can be painted, and they can be very thought-provoking.
From the varied examples I found online it looks like you can do anything you want as far as punctuation goes, or
not. Some samples had periods and commas, line by line, and others never had any
punctuation, including some that every line began with a lowercase letter with
zero punctuation, so just however you wish to do your poem is fine. This is
another poem where we need to pay attention to the syllable count:
There is no rhyming scheme, but the syllables per line are very precise: 3/5/3/3/7/5
Line 1 ~ 3 syllables
Line 2 ~ 5 syllables
Line 3 ~ 3 syllables
Line 4 ~ 3 syllables
Line 5 ~ 7 syllables
Line 6 ~ 5 syllables
So, here are a few different examples I wrote of single-verse Shadorama poems to give you the gist of it, but if some of you wish to write longer ones, that would be very cool.
I can’t wait to see what y’all come up with!! Cheers!!
EXAMPLES:
Poetry,
reveals what we feel
deep inside,
when we share
our heart’s tender thoughts and fears;
a safe place to land.
© 2025 Stephanie Abney
My grandson
calls me to come see.
He’s in awe.
Nature’s feast.
He is guarding a treasure,
For our eyes only.
© 2019 Stephanie Abney
Serving God
Helping others learn
Guiding them
See it through
A better life lies ahead
Knowing others care
© 2023 Stephanie Abney
(I wrote the above poem when we were Pathway service missionaries)
Grandchildren
Fill my heart with joy
Give me hugs
And artwork
They are so entertaining
I lead a charmed life
© 2019 Stephanie Abney
Your turn. . . Cheers!!!!
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