Whitney
The Whitney—an
original short syllabic from created by Betty Ann Whitney; it is
exactly seven lines long and follows the syllable pattern: 3, 4, 3,
4, 3, 4, 7. The Whitney was first published in
Sol Magazine.
In The Garden
Year
Voted best
Among the months
May and June
Sprout root and grow.
Soon will dance
On wiry stems
A blend of upturned blossoms.
Betty Ann Whitney
Read
"The Pearl",
an example of a Whitney in this issue by Hortensia Anderson
