5 line poem
total of 22 syllables (1st = 2 2nd = 4 3rd = 6 4th
= 8 5th = 2)
doesn’t rhyme
notice the poem makes sense and flows well!!!!!!
Example:
Pink sky
turns to purple
as the sun slides behind
the mountains and day slowly turns
to night.
Stillness
of night deepens:
stars are scattered across
black velvet sky in glorious
array.
Oh, cat
are you grinning
curled in the window seat
as sun warms you this December
morning?