, syringe

#, syringe

 orange    coffee   

 toffee      syringe  

 

 yogurt   haiku  

 bayou    sober  

 

 hairbrush   teacup  

 makeup      terrace  

 

 vegan   vapor  

 paper    weapon  

 

 dogbeat    bogart   

 postcard   pixie   

 

 orange   toffee   

 coffee    syringe  

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Author's Note: this poem is in an experimental poetry form of my own invention, which for now I'm calling a “X-Poem” or “Braided Poem”.  The rules are as follows:

• At least 5 stanzas in length

• Should juxtapose two opposing forces or ideas

• Each stanza consists of only a single couplet

• Each line-pair may be of any length, provided that...

• The first foot of the first line must rhyme with the last foot of the second line, and…

• The last foot of the first line must rhyme with the first foot of the second line.  In this way, the poem has criss-crossing rhymes in each stanza.

• The rhyming words in the first stanza must also appear in the last stanza.

This is, rather by design, a very restrictive and minimalist style of poem, rather like a haiku in many ways.  If this does not appeal to you, I urge you to at least leave a comment telling me so and if you can, maybe a little about why.  Negative feedback is encouraged.  And if it does appeal to you, I want to know that also.  I need to know early on what works and doesn't work for you about this format, because I can see it forming the foundation for a whole series of work down the road which may take years to explore.  Thanks, OCP, you're the best!

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#Poetry Primers

• Alliteration

• Blank Verse

• Catachresis

• Diacope

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