The challenge of the Double Five is to adequately express the portrait of a loved one in only 10 short lines of verse.
Once Upon a Time
I can still remember when we Danced and frolicked in our prime...
10-line Poem Challenge #15: Decannelle
The Decannelle is one of the easiest forms I have come across thus far.
The Alabaster Box
No woman in her line could aim For grace.
Challenge Accepted (curated)
Here's an interesting way to get seed thoughts for new poems: Let your friends help you!
10-line Poem Challenge #14: Brady’s Touch
Brady's Touch has a nice sound, with the rhyming sounds being so far apart from each other.
10-line Poem Challenge #13: Trianglet
The Trianglet takes a bit of practice, but it's a great exercise in conciseness!
Ocean
Daylight diamonds dance Atop a wavy surface—
10-line Poem Challenge #12: Zeno
The Zeno has only three rhyming words. Even folks who hate rhyming poems can do this one!
10-line Poem Challenge #11: Mini Monoverse
The Mini Monoverse should tell a story, but this is not required.


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