Writing Exercise - the nonet

As some of you may be aware, I’m currently compiling an anthology of poetry, Coming Together: In Verse.  The call for submissions is listed here: http://ashleylisterauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/call-for-submissions-coming-together-in.html

For those of you wanting to submit, but lacking inspiration or ideas, below you’ll find one of the poetry writing exercises I’ve previously shared on the blog for the Erotic Readers and Writers Association (http://erotica-readers.blogspot.co.uk). I'm going to try and share them here on a weekly basis until we reach the deadline date.

The nonet is nine lines of poetry – an ideal poetry writing exercise for the start of the New Year. Like the haiku, the nonet is defined by a syllable count for each line. However, because it’s so regimented in its form, the layout of this one is easier to remember:

·         The first line contains nine syllables.

·         The second line contains eight syllables.

·         The third line contains seven syllables.

·         This pattern continues down to the final line which consists of a single syllable word.

To illustrate:

soft, silken, slippery, soapy fingers

touching, teasing, taunting, pleasing,

swiftly – faster and faster.

And then. Hesitating.

Slowly. Too slowly.

Drawing out the

rich pleasure

until…

sigh

The nonet can be used as a single verse, or a collection of nonets can be used as stanzas in a longer poem. The nonet can also be reversed to give 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 pattern.

A

single

kiss. Tongues touch.

Lips together.

Mouths meet. Hands explore.

Caresses grow bolder.

Clothes are stretched, tugged, then removed.

Bare flesh is finally exposed.

And then, at last, the fun can begin.

If you do want to submit to the current anthology, information can be found on: http://ashleylisterauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/call-for-submissions-coming-together-in.html