By Ashley Lister
The nonet is nine lines of poetry – an ideal
poetry writing exercise for the start of the New Year. Like the haiku, the
nonet is defined by a syllable count for each line. However, because it’s so
regimented in its form, the layout of this one is easier to remember:
·
The first line contains nine syllables.
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The second line contains eight syllables.
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The third line contains seven syllables.
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This pattern continues down to the final line
which consists of a single syllable word.
To illustrate:
soft, silken,
slippery, soapy fingers
touching,
teasing, taunting, pleasing,
swiftly –
faster and faster.
And then.
Hesitating.
Slowly. Too
slowly.
Drawing out
the
rich pleasure
until…
sigh
The nonet can be used as a single verse,
or a collection of nonets can be used as stanzas in a longer poem. The nonet
can also be reversed to give 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 pattern.
A
single
kiss. Tongues
touch.
Lips together.
Mouths meet.
Hands explore.
Caresses grow
bolder.
Clothes are
stretched, tugged, then removed.
Bare flesh is
finally exposed.
And then, at
last, the fun can begin.
As always, I look forward to reading
your nonets in the comments box below.
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ReplyDeletestoops,
unbuckles
the leather straps
of her ankle boots,
slides them from wax-white feet,
runs his tongue along her soles
and suckles her toes one by one,
until his cock hardens and grows soft.
As smooth as always. Love the single three-syllable word 'unbuckles.' It's almost sounding like an onomatopoeia.
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