Challenge
The poetry form, Etheree, consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Get creative and write an Etheree on any topic. Challenge yourself with more than one verse if you like, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count.
Reversed Etheree: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
...Triple Etheree, Quadruple Etheree, and so on!
You'll find an example on my profile. Click on #etheree to see more. Have fun! I can't wait what wonders you creative folks will write using this poetic form.
Adulteress
She,
Who breathes
Your same breath,
In your shared bed,
While you dream of me,
Condemns me: adult'ress.
Though I do not sleep alone,
Your body is only a shell
Which tosses and turns, burdened by guilt,
And i crave to be mistaken for her.