Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.
| Writing Prompt |
Can you be scary in just seventeen short syllables?
Do you think you've got what it takes to evoke a chill from your readers in such a brief verse?
If your answer is a resounding, "YES!", then this is your chance to shine.
Write a 5-7-5 poem that evokes feelings of horror, terror and, if you're really lucky, perhaps even revulsion in your readers.
A 5-7-5 follows the structure of a Haiku. It has three lines. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again.
5-7-5 Example
Don't eat yellow snow (5 syllables)
It's not healthy as you know (7 syllables)
Besides, it tastes bad! (5 syllables)
- written by starkat
--Poetry only, no prose
--No animated gifs or sound tracks are to be used
--Any style of font and colored background combinations are permissible.
Now go and scare the life outta anyone who is brave enough to read what you've written!
Above all else, just have fun doin' it. |
Author Notes
The word "Suey", for those of you who might not know, is a call farmers use to gather their pigs together for feeding.
Be-dee, be-dee, be-dee...that's all, folks!
As always, thank for reading my morbid musings.
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