Trying (Rictametre)

by Jenni Marie   Feb 14, 2007


Trying
To be perfect
Wishing to be different
Faking her smile day after day
Pretending all the time that she is fine
When in reality she's sad
Failing to be perfect
But she will keep
Trying

A rictametre is a nine line poem with the following syllable count:
Line one: two syllables-same as line 9
Line two: four syllables
Line three: six syllables
Line four: eight syllables
Line five: ten syllables
Line six: eight syllables
Line seven: six syllables
Line eight: four syllables
Line nine: two syllables-same as line 1

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  • 17 years ago

    by amoxi

    This is a beautiful poem its short and sweet and i lie the way it was set up that form of poetry writing is nice ill have to try it 5/5

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