Sandra Martyres, IN

 

Loop Poem*   The Ball Gown   Dressed in a scintillating black gown, Gown designed for her grandmother. Grandmother had gifted it to her, Her size was almost the same. Same tastes too - age mattered not. Not a single guest could have guessed, Guessed that the dress was so old. Old is gold she muttered to her Gran, Gran was delighted that she wore it. It was her proudest moment ever. Ever seen an old lady gaze lovingly, Lovingly hug a teenaged granddaughter?     Loop Poetry*   The Loop Poetry form was created by Hellon (Shadow Poetry). There are no restrictions on the number of stanzas nor on the syllable count for each line. In each stanza, the last word of the first line becomes the first word of line two, last word of line 2 becomes the first word of line 3, last word of line 3 becomes the first word of line 4. This is followed for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is abcb. Variations: 1. Stanzas, writers choice on the number, no rhyming, the last word, first word scheme is maintained. 2. One long stanza, no limit on number of lines, no rhyming scheme, the last word, first word scheme is maintained. 3. Couplets mixed with 4 line stanzas, the last word, first word scheme is maintained in the stanzas. It can also be used in the couplets. Rhyme scheme is ab, cc, defg, hh, ii, jklm, nn, oo. Shadow Poetry.com