The Minute Poem
The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60
syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3
stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as
follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
~ Stephen Mallarme ~
Fire (Rated: G)