The Cascade below Glen Falls. Photo by Ray Zimmerman.
Cascade is a poem in which the first stanza provides the final line of each of the following stanzas. Another definition appears here: https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/poetic-form-cascade-poem#
Two examples follow.
Spider Eyes What does a spider see with her eight eyes? Descending on an anchor point to fix her silken thread upon the hardened bricks. I see a roof caved in beside that ruin where paint had peeled away like empty dreams. What does a spider see with her eight eyes? A tree springs up, new life among the boards, no comfort to a family now gone descending on an anchor point to fix
Nature’s Decorum Published by The Avocet Deep in the woods, I let go of proper decorum. Distant neighbors will not hear me howl. As the moon sends forth her magic beams. Diana drives her chariot across the sky. No one will see me dance with wild abandon as morning star Venus sends forth her light or evening star Venus greets the crescent moon. Deep in the woods, I let go of proper decorum. Coyotes celebrate the moon; become song dogs. Domestic dogs may join with yaps of memory, as silent Sirius faithfully follows Orion skyward. Distant neighbors will not hear me howl. Fancy seizes me on active sleepless nights. I sit on my porch and watch the dipper rise, and seek the bear in stars made faint by city lights. As moon sends forth her magic beams. I imagine druids dancing beneath the oaks as friends gather at a fire with drums and chants. Sun and moon strike stones of distant lands and Diana drives her chariot across the sky.
An Etheree is a ten-line poem. The first line has one syllable and each line adds one more syllable until the final line has ten syllables. Another definition appears here: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/etheree/.
Rufus Dog Once young Getting old Ran like a deer Now sleeps in the sun Gingerly he greets me Wags his tail in slow motion Walks on arthritic legs and hips Two old men, we amble down the road Wish we could run and jump as we once did
If you are thinking, “I could write a better poem than that, you have made a start. Write that poem now.
Upcoming Appearances
On February 3, I will be giving a presentation at Audubon Acres in celebration of their founder’s 146th Birthday https://www.chattanoogaaudubon.org/rswbday.html.
On March 22, I will read my poetry during the noon session of the Meacham Writers’ Workshop at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/english/meachamwriters.
Thanks for the poetic form link. Loved the poem about the old dog / old man.
I love how you keep bringing poetry to the people.