Poetic Form 19: Chant

Come Forward

Come forward

Out of the shadows of indifference

Come forward

Out of the doorways of the past

Come forward

Out of the waves of fear

Come forward

Out of the fog of grief

Come forward

Out of the pages already written

Come forward

Come forward into today

Poetic Form #19: Chant

Chant poems incorporate repetitive lines. You can repeat every line, a phrase, 

or every other line.

Poetic Form 3: Skeltonic Verse

To the Young Voices

Set the mic a blaze

with words that wave

and crash against 

the shores of pretense

Nothing more or less

than a voice intense

with the rhythm of pain

mixed with a story main

that calls for a tomorrow

filled with love instead of sorrow

Walk tall, we will follow

Words have power

to raise towers

that allow everyone a view

of a world we strive to

Where friendship is me and you

not dictated by unwritten rule

So set that pen to paper

Build a skyscraper

Truth won’t wait until later

We need your talent on stage

and street, love too can rage

Poetic Form #3: Skeltonic Verse

This form is named after the English poet, John Skelton (c. 1463 - 21 June 1529). The rules are simple. Lines are short with a couple of stresses. The rhymes are irregular. Alliteration and parallelism are used often in this form.