W3 Prompt #90: Wea’ve Written Weekly
David Bogolmolny and his ‘partner in Rhyme’ Sangeetha, create lots of new poetry forms together.
This week, David, himself, is the Poet of the Week and asks us to try our hands on a simple ‘nonce’ poetic form that he created. It is called the ‘Jamb-Jitsu’.
Jamb-Jitsu?
•Two stanzas (S1 and S2) with three rules:
1. S1 must have more lines than S2;
2. ALL lines of S1 must employ enjambment;
Enjambment is: the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation;
3. ALL lines of S2 must have the same number of syllables
The street was quiet as I went by
Except for the soft sound of
an air-conditioning vent steaming a
hiss and a sigh and
then,
I felt a warm breath, like a chill wind of
death
my heart began to pound
Flipping heck!
Someone or something was
breathing down my neck
Too scared to look back
I quickened my pace
My heels went click-clack
He or it gave chase
Lesley Scoble, January 2023
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank you David, The Skeptics Kaddish for this incredible new poetry form. I love it!
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
LesleyScoble.com 
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