Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.
The Discreet Cutler
lyin'
cheatin'
killin'
stabbin'
Feel my wrath, you lyin', cheatin' whore-
I declare a killin' ... stabbin' war!
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a tyburn.
A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.
Have fun!
Example #1:
Death
Blackest
Darkest
Coldest
Oldest
Burning in the Blackest, Darkest night
There in lives the Coldest, Oldest fright
Copyright © 2001 Mike McCann
Example #2:
-Mindless Love-
Loveless
Hopeless
Darkness
Mindless
Dead heart feeling Loveless, Hopeless mind,
True loves to the Darkness, Mindless find.
Copyright © 2004 Peter A. Rosado
Example #3:
Myself
Sowing,
Hoeing,
Growing,
Mowing,
Planting gardens, sowing, hoeing grounds.
Sunshine keeps all growing, mowing mounds.
Copyright © 2004 Marion Gibson
Example #4:
Diana
Willful
wistful
playful
peaceful
she can have a willful wistful day
yet she has a peaceful playful way
Copyright © 2004 Diana Dalton
Example #5:
Rhymetender
Rhymer
Kinder
Minor
Finer
Caretaker of minor kinder rhymes
Tender heart of finer rhymer times
Copyright © 2004 Yancy Lee Dalton
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Author Notes
Cutler: a person who makes or sells cutlery.
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