The Many Faces of Poetry

3d

Jeremy Betts

I wanted so bad to be done with the fight
I no longer cared 'bout who's wrong and who's right

©2025

~ Couplet ~
A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea. The lines often have a similar syllabic patterns, called a meter. While most couplets rhyme, not all do.
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The word Couplet is French for a "little pair"
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#couplet #done #fight #wrong #right

3d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: The Kids are not Alright :|§|:

I had a dream last night
About suddenly waking up
But the dark had engulfed the light

Gone was the fight
Both sides giving up
On simple wrong and right

I'm awaken to a primitive plight
Ageing but not growing up
Somewhere out in the multiverse I might

Forget reaching the highest hight
It's not looking up
Not a single goal in sight

The futures not too bright
It's burning up
While we argue who hit ignite

It's too much to take onsite
No throwing up
Only ingest a small bite
Maybe it will be alright

©2025

~ Villanelle ~
A fixed-form poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, thus containing nineteen lines. A villanelle also follows a specific rhyme scheme using only two different sounds.
ABA (x5)
ABAA (x1)
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The word Villanelle comes from the Italian word villanella, which means "rustic song or dance".
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#villanelle #dream #dark #light #fight #surrender #wrong #right #primitive #plight

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: Icy Dancer :|§|:

Seas churn wildly
Dancing with the icy wind
No land mass in sight
Alone in it's savagery
My heart and soul mirrors it

©2025

~ Tanka ~
A Japanese poem that is 31 syllables long and is written in five lines and follow a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern.
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The word Tanka translates to "short poem" or "short song".
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#tanka #life #rage #savage #heart #soul #reflect #mirror

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: Structure :|§|:

Five quick syllables
Then you plug in seven more
Five will wrap it up

©2025

My first ever haiku...or is this a senryu?

~ Haiku ~
An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having in English three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively
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The word Haiku comes from the Japanese words hai (amusement) and ku (verse). It is a shortened version of the phrase haikai no ku, which translates to "light verse".
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#haiku #structure #test #skill #fun

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: A+B=C :|§|:

The tears shed for what has long since gone will only distort the importance of every right here, right now, leading to nothing but regret when what's all said and done catches up to the setting sun

©2025

~ Monostich/Monoku ~
A poem or stanza that consists of a single line and single train of thought.
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The word Monostich comes from the Greek word monostichon, which means "consisting of one line of verse"
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#monostich #monoku #tears #passed #distorted #important #regret #done

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: Iffy :|§|:

Foresight
No conclusions
Could be wrong, maybe right
Try seeing through the night without
Moonlight

©2025

~ Cinquain ~
The first line and the last line mirror one another in sound, and the number of syllables increases by two with each line before abruptly decreasing: 2-4-6-8-2.
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The word Cinquain is the French word for "bundle of five objects."
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#cinquain #foresight #conclusions #sight #night #darkness #moonlight

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: Boiling Over :|§|:

I put the pasta in the water
And watched the burner get hotter and hotter
But the water refused to boil
Sitting on the red hot coil
Then the instant I walked away it boiled over

©2025

~ Limerick ~
A five-line poem with an AABBA rhyming scheme. Limericks are known for being humorous.
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The etymology of the word "Limerick" is debated, but it's generally thought to refer to the Irish city of Limerick
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#limerick #life

5d

Jeremy Betts

:|§|: Reluctant :|§|:

Attempting new
Creative endeavors
Reluctant at first,
Old habits fear change
Steadily pushing to prove
To myself
I
Can grow

©2025

~ Acrostic ~
A poetic written composition where the first letter of each line spells out a word, phrase, or message.
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The word Acrostic comes from the Greek word akrostichís, which is a combination of acro- (end or extremity) and stich (a line of poetry)
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#acrostic #new #endeavors #attempts #creative #challenge #test #reluctant #habits #old

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