I’d like to suggest an optional form for us to experiment with. A few months ago, Merril D. Smith wrote a poem called a Diatelle. She found this form on shadowpoetry.com.
“The Diatelle is a fun, syllable counting form like the etheree with a twist. The syllable structure of the diatelle is as follows: 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1, but unlike an etheree, has a set rhyme pattern of abbcbccaccbcbba. This poetry form may be written on any subject matter and looks best center aligned in a diamond shape.”
https://merrildsmith.wordpress.com/2020/07/10/flickering/
Merril shared a poem she created using the Diatelle form:
Light
comes, goes,
so it flows
to earth and sea,
flaming grassy meadows,
with photons streaming, gilds a tree.
Though shadows loom below, we let them be;
pretend we do not see the coming of the night,
but live, walk, talk—and love, the apogee
of our beings—humanity
with stardust traces glows
but faintly—see?
The flickers
dim. . .grow
bright.
©2020 Merril D. Smith
She also showed how she diagrams her poetry to get the correct rhyme scheme placement. Refer to my post HERE about rhyme schemes.
Merril says, “Maybe everyone does this, but if not, maybe it’s helpful to see. I made myself a template to keep track of syllables/lines and rhymes. I do this for many forms.”
a1 Light
b2 comes, goes
b3 so it flows
c4 to earth and sea
b6 flaming grassy meadows–
c8 with photons streaming, gild a tree
c10 though shadows loom below, we let them be,
a12 pretend we do not see the coming of the night
c10 but live, walk, talk–and love, the apogee
c8 of our beings–humanity
b6 with stardust traces glows
c4 but faintly—see?
b3 The flickers
b2 dim, grow
a1 bright.

I know some of you need an additional challenge. This is an optional form. Try it and see if it flows for you. I won’t add this until we’ve worked with the Diatelle for a while. It helps if you put it in the context of writing an Etheree. Take your time and just have fun. <3
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Thanks for the shout out, Colleen! I may have to try this form again. 😀
Yes! That would be fabulous. ❤️
❤️
Thank God
Am learning so fast
Really appreciate Colleen M.
Thank you friend. Write haiku first. It’s the easier form. ❤️
Oh! I love it 💜💜💜
I thought you might. Merril reminded me of this form yesterday. Give it a try. Sounds like something you’d love. ❤️
Thank you Colleen I am on it 💜💜
Tomorrow’s challenge day. You’ll love the theme. 🥰
Oh! How exciting 🙂
Only a few hours away. ❤️
Yes indeed its 22.54 💜
Woo hoo! 🥰
🙂
A fun and puzzling challenge! You did a beautiful job!
Merril is a wealth of information! She’s an excellent poet. 🥰
I’ve done at least one of these. And I diagram too otherwise I get even more lost.
I like the diagram to keep it all straight too. It’s definitely a process. ❤️
I found two that I did.
Good for you. Try the Donatello with tomorrow’s theme. ❤️
Oh. Ok
I need help. What is the Donatello? Did you mean diatelle?
Yup…diatelle. I was on my phone. Damn spell checker! LOL! 😀
😂
Lovely poem from Merril and interesting form. 🙂
Take your time and plan your message. It will come out fine. <3
Yes lovely new form. 🙂 x
Thanks, Marje ❤️
Another form I believe I did try at least once… and I too, like how Merril diagramed it. I think I do similar things when having to rhyme odd lines. sometimes I even put the rhyming words on the line first! And then fill in 😉 I’m not a big fan of forced rhyming, but I will copy and paste the for into my own growing guide of poetic information.
Thank you!! Always good to stretch the brain cells 😉
I think the diagraming helps for the rhyming part. I compose my syllabic poems in the word counter here: https://www.sodacoffee.com/syllables/. I learned this in college when time was always at a premium. But I think everyone should use what works best for them. <3
I use that link to check on my counts after I’ve written them 😉
It’s a great site. <3
This is very interesting, Colleen. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome. I’ve tried to add some rhyming poetry this year. ❤️
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