Poetic Form 73: Strambotto

 Holiday Moment

The laughter fills the corners of the dinning

room. Generations share stories of their past

that shines on a life they want to be living.

Brothers and sisters pass plates with smiles when asked.

Dessert and coffee are served before cleaning.

New romances have joined, family now recast.

I am silent for a second, convening

a holiday moment of love unabashed.

Poetic Form #73: Strambotto

The Italian form, Strambotto, is an 8-line poem or stanza. There are a few different 

styles of this form (I am using the Siciliano style). Each line has 11 syllables with 

a rhyme scheme: abababab.

Poetic Form 38: Shadorma

William

Lost uncle

found through internet

connections.

Living, with

his wife, across the ocean. 

Family redefined.

Both of us

teachers of stories.

Ideas shared

through written

words. Passion passed to students,

educate the soul.

Time gone is

history now shared 

through a screen.

His brother’s

son learning a family’s

tradition, now his.

Poetic Form #38: Shadorma 

Shadorma is a Spanish form that has 6 lines that follow a 3/5/3/3/7/5 
syllable pattern. That’s it.