Whittled Words – Shadorma Poem
Welcome to the weekly series, Whittled Words. A series highlighting the innumerable types and styles of poetry to challenge any creative wordsmith. This week’s selection:
SHADORMA POEM
Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form composed of any number of 6-line stanzas. No required rhyme schemes. A great way to hone syllabic meter. Simple as that!
- 6-line poem
- Any number of stanzas
- No Rhyme schemes
Line 1: 3 syllables
Line 2: 5 syllables
Line 3: 3 syllables
Line 4: 3 syllables
Line 5: 7 syllables
Line 6: 5 syllables
Examples of Shadorma Poems:
MISS SHADORMA
by Robert Lee Brewer
She throws birds
at the school children
on playgrounds
made of steel
who run intense spirals to
the chain-link fencing.
Sad teachers
watch as they spiral
into air
like reverse
helicopter seeds searching
for their maple trees.
THE LONG NIGHT
By Brad Osborne
Fly now death
My waning spirit
Crying out
Casting off
Mortal bonds release their grasp
Exhaled life
Taken now
Anticipated
Glories rise
Closed my eyes
Head on heavenly pillow
Eternal slumber
Life so grand
Be just grains of sand
Dripping slow
Cascading
Through the bottleneck of now
Emptied to the past
I hope you have enjoyed this entry to the series, Whittled Words. I look forward to your comments, and if you dare, maybe share your own Shadorma poem. Thanks for reading!
commonsensiblyspeaking 
both so sad and well done –
Thanks, Beth!
I feel like the number of syllables makes this challenging. Maybe because I am terrible at Haikus. I feel like syllable count is harder than rhyming.
I enjoyed both examples, but I enjoyed yours the best! You really know how to tug on the heartstrings. ❤
Syllabic meter can be challenging but creativity always wins. Thank you, my friend!
A very interesting style and your example was smashing good my friend!
Thank you, brother!
You’re very welcome my brother!
Another interesting format! Well done.
Thank you, young lady!