Wishful Night

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Nonets and Etheree poems are a bit like identical twins when one twin decides to get a buzz cut while the other has long flowing locks. Nearly the same, but you may have to tilt your head to see it.A nonet has nine lines, with the first line containing nine syllables. Each line decrease in syllables by one, until you get to the last line which is just one monosyllabic word.An etheree is essentially a nonet that has been flipped on its head and granted one extra line to play with. You start with a single syllable on the first line, and add a syllable to each successive line until you finish with ten syllables in the final line.Wishful Night is a poem I wrote to play with the similarities of these forms. If you were already familiar with these two poetic styles, you may have noticed that we started this poem in the nonet form on your first readthrough. Then, on the monosyllabic line which ended our nonet, we began our trek into the

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etheree.I’m in love with trying different poetic forms, but I have to remind myself sometimes that these forms all came from a poet trying something new. When it comes to poetry, we should never forget to have fun and play with our thoughts and our styles.If this poem inspires you to try out new poetic forms and maybe even put your own twist on existing ones, I would love to see the results! Please drop a link in the comments so I can give them a read (or tag me in your poem post)!Chelsea Marie is a writer by night and graphic designer by day. She is a West-Coast Canadian with a bad case of wanderlust and a dream to travel the world with her severely airplane phobic partner. Why do the easy way when a complicated route makes a much more interesting story? She’s on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/c.the.storyteller/?source=post_page---------------------------">@c.the.storyteller</a> writing and posting poetry in her spare time.</article></body>

A nonet to etheree poem

Magic embers scorch a dizzying dance through hushed navy night’s dim light. They are fireworks’ soothing twin without the jarring boom of choreographed detonations jarring us from the peace of calm, quiet night. Give us stillness, soft and sweet against these sensitive eardrums raw from the cacophony of traffic and chatter and strife. Give us scintillating nature lights. Give us this reassuring wishful night.

Nonets and Etheree poems are a bit like identical twins when one twin decides to get a buzz cut while the other has long flowing locks. Nearly the same, but you may have to tilt your head to see it.

A nonet has nine lines, with the first line containing nine syllables. Each line decrease in syllables by one, until you get to the last line which is just one monosyllabic word.

An etheree is essentially a nonet that has been flipped on its head and granted one extra line to play with. You start with a single syllable on the first line, and add a syllable to each successive line until you finish with ten syllables in the final line.

Wishful Night is a poem I wrote to play with the similarities of these forms. If you were already familiar with these two poetic styles, you may have noticed that we started this poem in the nonet form on your first readthrough. Then, on the monosyllabic line which ended our nonet, we began our trek into the etheree.

I’m in love with trying different poetic forms, but I have to remind myself sometimes that these forms all came from a poet trying something new. When it comes to poetry, we should never forget to have fun and play with our thoughts and our styles.

If this poem inspires you to try out new poetic forms and maybe even put your own twist on existing ones, I would love to see the results! Please drop a link in the comments so I can give them a read (or tag me in your poem post)!

Chelsea Marie is a writer by night and graphic designer by day. She is a West-Coast Canadian with a bad case of wanderlust and a dream to travel the world with her severely airplane phobic partner. Why do the easy way when a complicated route makes a much more interesting story? She’s on Instagram @c.the.storyteller writing and posting poetry in her spare time.