Etheree, Double Etheree, Reverse Etheree, Andaree

[Tinker]

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Invented Forms

The Etheree is a popular internet verse form, it can be found mentioned at most sites that provide verse form descriptions. It is a simple progressive syllabic verse. Attributed to American poet Etheree Taylor Armstrong, it can be found at Poetry Base and Shadow Poetry.

The elements of the Etheree are:

1. a decastich. (10 line poem)
2. syllabic, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 syllables per line.
3. unrhymed.
4. focused on 1 idea or subject.

   Etheree by Judi Van Gorder

   One
   subject
   to explore
   within ten lines,
   each avoiding rhyme.
   Sequential syllables,
   numbers run from one to ten
   creating a staircase of words
   for the expectant reader to climb.
   A popular verse from the internet.

• Double Etheree is 2 Etherees back to back making up one poem. The syllable count is 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
   
• Reverse Etheree is simply an Etheree turned upside down. The syllable count begins with 10 and sequentially runs thru 1.
   
• Twin Etheree is a doubling up on the lines of the Etheree and rhyming the couplets; this was introduced by Robert Crockett and found at Poetry Styles.  The elements of the Twin Etheree are:
  1. a poem in 20 lines.
  2. syllabic, 1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-10-10 syllables per line.
  3. rhymed, aabbccddeeffgghhiijj.
• The Andaree is an invented form similar to the Etheree accept it is always rhymed and it carries a diminishing then increasing syllable count. Created by Andrea Dietrich and found at Writers.com, the first line is repeated as the last line. The elements of the Andaree are:
  1. framed in 11 lines
  2. syllabic, L1 11 syllable and each line diminishes by 2 syllables until L6 which is only one syllable, then the lines increase by 2 syllables until L11 which is a repeat of L1
  3. rhymed AabbcbcbbaA.
  4. composed with L1 repeated as L11.
     
     Lucky Charm
     
     Cliché it is to say I've lived a charmed life
     It's two times I've gone under the knife
     discarding threatening flesh
     the kind that won't mesh
     with good health
     Yes!
     what a wealth
     of chances, I'm blessed,
     taking on my days refreshed
     knowing that no one lives without strife 
     Cliché it is to say I've lived a charmed life
                                    ~~Judi Van Gorder

[Tinker]

Dawning

Day
begins
in silence.
I feel a nudge
and open my eyes
to see my Molly's face,
her kitty nose to my nose.
A sweet awakening with love
and gentle persuasive intention.
The dawning of another enterprise.
                    ~~Judi Van Gorder

Etheree