Karuka
04-13-07, 01:12 PM
Okay...so, here are the rules to the chain.
First off, the format is nine lines. It doesn't have to follow any particular meter, but the syllable requirements are 5-7, 5-7, 5-7, 5-7-7. (if you absolutely MUST, 5-6-8).
Second, you must incorporate the motif of the stanza above yours. Bonus points if it makes sense.
Third...no attacks on people here. This is an art form, if you need to bash each other, not in the poem.
Right, to start this thing off:
The day has been long,
With an even longer week.
The month has been long,
With an even longer year.
But time still runs fast
Merciless in its rampage.
I have seen the dawn,
But with it there was silence,
A wretched creature weeping.
First off, the format is nine lines. It doesn't have to follow any particular meter, but the syllable requirements are 5-7, 5-7, 5-7, 5-7-7. (if you absolutely MUST, 5-6-8).
Second, you must incorporate the motif of the stanza above yours. Bonus points if it makes sense.
Third...no attacks on people here. This is an art form, if you need to bash each other, not in the poem.
Right, to start this thing off:
The day has been long,
With an even longer week.
The month has been long,
With an even longer year.
But time still runs fast
Merciless in its rampage.
I have seen the dawn,
But with it there was silence,
A wretched creature weeping.