Tranquility Smiles {Rictameter}

by Marc Ortiz   Oct 18, 2008


*I don't have a title yet... If you have suggestions please PM me xD*

Petals
Are soaring high
Into the clear, blue sky
As the warm, tranquil Western winds
Blew her sweet, mellow and angelic scent.
The cherub gave me a warm smile
Then she came close to me,
As she caught some
Petals

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RICTAMETER
A rictameter is a nine line poetry form. The 1st and
last lines are the same with the syllable count as follows:

line 1 - 2 syllables - same as line 9
line 2 - 4 syllables
line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
line 5 - 10 syllables
line 6 - 8 syllables
line 7 - 6 syllables
line 8 - 4 syllables
line 9 - 2 syllables - same as line 1

*Thank you luanne for the title suggestion*

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  • 16 years ago

    by Sourav

    Very well written poem. Good imagery and good structure... Lovely to read!

  • 16 years ago

    by HaileyHelen

    YELLOW!!! it was DeEP! I like it! and the tittle choice... very nice=] lol... 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Lu

    Tranquility Smiles ...
    As She Smiles ....
    Soaring Petals
    ^^^
    Title suggestions

    I really enjoyed reading this piece!
    I have always loved the rictameter form, and you have penned a wonderful piece with a perfect syllable count and imagery that holds fast in the mind of the reader.

    As the warm, tranquil Western winds
    ^^^
    I personally found that this line reads much better if you remove the "s" on winds. it just seems to follow up with the next word "Blew" of the following line.

    Excellent read
    Luanne

  • 16 years ago

    by Nicole the Fairy

    Hey, here goes. :)

    "Petals
    Are soaring high
    Into the clear, blue sky
    As the warm, tranquil Western winds
    Blew her sweet, mellow and angelic scent.
    The cherub gave me a warm smile
    Then she came close to me,
    As she caught some
    Petals"

    Okay. Well I love the words used, such as 'tranquil Western winds' and 'angelic scent'. I love the flow of this rictameter, and how it starts with petals, and ends with petals, like, the petals flowing in the wind, and then at the end she catches them.

    Such a beautiful piece. Really loved it. :)

    Maybe some title suggestions..

    ` Catching Petals
    ` Petals
    ` Petals in the Wind
    ` Her Petals

    ^ Just a few. :)

    Hope they are of use. Rofl. :)

    Well, like all of your work, brilliantly done.

    Definately 5 out of 5.

    The image will stick with me, of you standing there, watching her draw nearer, and catching those petals right under your nose. And I think I can smell the petals :)

    Haha. But very well done!

    All the best,

    Nicole

    xox