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Espresso Shared
Espresso here
at local café.
Croissant adorned with smear,
accompanied with friend.
Sidewalk talk, rumors shared
in yesteryear.
© 2011 Philip N. Carcione
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Author's Notes/Comments:
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Poetic Form: Compression Poem
This interesting form was created by Sector Hunter.
The poem has only six lines.
The syllabic count: 4-5-6-6-5-4
The rhyme pattern is as follows:
a
x
a
x
x
a
(lines 1, 3, and 6 all rhyme. The other lines do not.)
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