| Biographical Poetry posted June 12, 2009 |
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Nostalgic Memory Poem
Fragrant Memories of my Mother
by adewpearl
Minute Poetry Contest Winner
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One drop of Emeraude she'd place at each ear's base with wifely skill -- I breathe it still. Crisp sticks of dough-wrapped cinnamon -- her rolling pin could magic make when she would bake. The bleach she scrubbed on kitchen floor, the tea she'd pour. Each cherished smell remembered well. |
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Writing Prompt Write a 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. See an example and more details in the announcement. |
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The minute poem has 60 syllables in three quatrains. Each four line verse has a syllable count of 8/4/4/4 and the rhyme scheme is aabb/ccdd/eeff - in other words, rhyming couplets. The meter is iambic.
My mother died when I was eight. I have no memories of sound, such as her voice, but several memories of smell, which studies prove is the sense that triggers memory the most.
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and 2 member cents. My mother died when I was eight. I have no memories of sound, such as her voice, but several memories of smell, which studies prove is the sense that triggers memory the most.
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