Red Death (Waltz Wave)

by Mr. Darcy   May 9, 2016


Red Death (Waltz Wave)

Red
lips of
hers
lured my
love away,
but was
his
heart mine
anyway?
Our baby lies
deep within
my womb;
his
deceit
entombed the
all too
soon
breath of
Death

michael
2016

*Inspired by Milly Haywards poem 'Betrayal' http://www.poems-and-quotes.com/dark/poems.php?id=1250376

WALTZ WAVE

This form, named for Leo Waltz, the Web Manager of Sol Magazine, asks for a one-stanza titled poem, with nineteen lines; each line has a set number of syllables.

Pattern: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

Words may be split into syllables to fit the pattern. This form seems to educe a soothing cadence as the lines gently increase and decrease, so it is suggested that topic chosen for this form also be soothing. Although, poetic license allows for greater scope.

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  • 8 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    I love this form, tried to attempt it and failed miserably.. this is really beautiful!

  • 8 years ago

    by GB

    Michael,

    This is beautiful, years ago I Inspired Ingrid to write one, which made smile actually while I was reading your own.

    http://www.best-love-poems.com/poems.php?id=1132884

    Although I prefer a soothing theme, somehow you managed to make me re-think about it.
    Thank you so much for sharing.

  • 8 years ago

    by Augustus Black

    What a classical write! I see very profound sadness in this poem. Theme set up is different. And it's a part of reality.

    It's totally disgusting when people do such bad stuffs.

    Handsomely written. Super 5.

  • 8 years ago

    by Brenda

    Michael, this is so cool! What a neat style of poem. I love how your words wove such a interesting story. You definitely have a way putting these poems together, quite gifted Michael. take care-Brenda

  • 8 years ago

    by Milly Hayward

    Thank you Michael. You are one of my favourite poets and I feel so proud to have played a tiny part in inspiring you to write this when your poetry is an inspiration to us all. Thank you so much for the mention. It really means more than a great deal to me.

    Milly x

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