"My Only Praise" is a lengthy chain of heroic couplets about the importance of being satisfied with where you are.
Lessons Learned
The best teacher I ever had
Love
lovecomes softlyor comes not Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Incremental Poetry ~ 81 Lines
"Thank God for the Sun," a Lilibonelle about storms and the sun that melts away fear.
Forewarned
birdsongannounces comingsummer rain storm Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Time
timedances inleaves of trees Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Where Truth Often Lies
It's always there, even when you can't see it.
How I Felt When I Saw Him
Would you have felt the same way?
The Greatest Gift
The greatest gift you could give or receive cannot be wrapped up with a bow.
Incremental Poetry ~ 80 Lines
"Still Waiting for That Book," a Swinburne Decastich, is a conversation between a writer and her conscience.
Dark Side of the Moon 
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