Sunday, April 01, 2012

Poetry form of the week: Cameo a 7-line unrhymed poem



Coffee
On a cold morning
Warming the cockles of my soul
Wakes me up
My Grandfather’s favorite brand
A rich Columbian blend
Tasty

A Cameo is an unrhymed 7-line poem, with a syllable structure of 2, 5, 8, 3, 8, 7, 2.

For another example of this form, see Cameo Turtles by Nancy Lee Shrader.

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