General Poetry posted May 14, 2024


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How Do You Sleep?

by Mark Jackson

Do you lie awake hearing voices?

Do you worry about your choices?

How well do you sleep at night?

Do you wake up in fright?

Can you bear our eye?

Do you ask why?

Broken vow!

Who trusts,

now?




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Nonet poems are nine-line poems with a specific syllable count for each line. The nonet poetic form is simple. It has 9 syllables in the first line, 8 syllables in the second line, 7 syllables in the third line, and continues to count down to one syllable in the final (ninth) line.
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