General Poetry posted April 4, 2017


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Nonet

Horse Chestnut

by zanya

Downy, whitish leaves grow from sticky
brown buds. Dark green hand-shaped leaves, rough
to the touch, appear. Flowers
like elegant street lamps
soon adorn the horse
chestnut. Autumn's
glossy brown
conker
cues.



Nonet Poetry writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Write a nonet poem. It's a simple format. A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc... until line nine that finishes with just one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional. See an example in this announcement (scroll down to the forum).


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