For the A-Z Challenge, and to celebrate National Poetry Month, each day I’m attempting a form of poetry I have never written before.
Today…the flamenca –
- 5 lines
- lines 1, 2, 4, and 5 have 6 syllables
- line 3 has 5 syllables
- lines 2 and 5 assonate
- here’s the pattern template, if you want to try:
1-6
2-6 (a)
3-5
4-6
5-5 (a)
A Facile Dip
His palm supports the curve
of my deeply arched spine
as I bend backwards,
his arm holding me up…
notes still keeping time.
Others continue on–
swirl, grind, gyrate and slide,
but our dance is through:
a different song calls
the hunger inside.
I think the name of the form pushed my brain toward the concept of dance, so I just went with it. After the last few days/forms, I’ll admit, this much easier form was a breath of fresh air…so I went ahead and did two stanzas using the form.
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These make me think. I think you did great, and I do see why you chose dancing as the theme!
It’s like I feel the rhythm of the dance when I read the poem, so I can see why you went with it 🙂
~ Marie xox