General Poetry posted January 29, 2025


Minute Poem

I Glimpse the Stars

by kiwisteveh

 
 
Where sorrows rule and darkness dwells
 
                                           in gloomy cells
 
                                           it's hard to see
 
                                           what sets us free.
 
 
A word, a smile, a proffered hand
 
                          can countermand
 
                          the locks, the walls,
 
                          when freedom calls.
 
 
A trifle breaks these prison chains
 
                        when hope remains.
 
                        Through blackened bars
 
                        I glimpse the stars.
 
 



Minute Poetry Contest contest entry

Recognized


I note that the contest conditions free us from the onerous task of meter and traditional rhyme scheme for this form. For me, the Minute Poem demands the regular tick-tock of iambic and the usual aabb rhyme. I firmly believe that this is why this sixty-syllable form is called the Minute Poem.

Just saying.
Pays 8 points and 82 member cents.


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