Thursday, October 06, 2005
To celebrate National Poetry Day,
I've written some neighbourhood poems:
Bow London E3
Is home turf for me,
It's no paradise but these are
Stomping grounds of a geezer.
| Clerihew
First line consists solely of a name.
Four lines of irregular length.
Rhyme structure aabb. |
There was a tube station in Bow,
Whose rebuild was terribly slow,
That slack Metronet
Have not finished yet,
And has it been worth it? Damn, no.
| Limerick
A five line humorous poem.
Rhyme structure aabba. |
Jellied eels have swum
Greasy caffs disappearing
Now curries favour
| Haiku
Three lines, non-rhyming.
Ancient Japanese poem.
Number of syllables 5-7-5. |
Bow Road is bustling
Commuters dodge the traffic
Gossip in clusters
Three teenagers run amok
A tower block scrapes the sky
| Tanka
Five lines, non-rhyming.
Ancient Japanese poem.
Number of syllables 5-7-5-7-7. |
Come shopping down the Roman Road,
Top fashions line the market,
But come by bus, don't bring your car
'cause there's nowhere to park it.
| Quatrain
Four lines, usually rhyming.
Typical rhyme structure abab. |
East End
On the poor side,
Pylons cross bleak wasteland,
Now Olympic renewal dawns
New hope.
| Cinquain
Five line poem, non-rhyming.
Invented by Adelaide Crapsey.
Number of syllables 2-4-6-8-2. |
How about writing a poem about where you live?
(Here's a rhyming dictionary if you need one)
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