I wrote my first-ever huitain in response to the W3 Prompt #166 where murisposis is the crowned poet-of-the-week. Muri aka Val invites us to write a huitain on the theme: ‘Seeds’. But wait—what’s a huitain? I’ve never heard of it! It’s a French poetry form dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries.
Here are Muri / Val’s guidelines for the prompt:
• Theme: Seeds
• Form: Huitain
• One 8-line stanza
• Rhyme scheme: ababbcbc
• Syllabic count: 8 or 10 syllables per line
Seed of Doubt
by Lesley Scoble
the thought was in my head, without a doubt
It was in there festering loud and clear
how on earth do I get it out‽
did someone I know slip it in my beer?
faster than anyone can shed a tear—
faster than anyone can blink an eye—
with a simple whispered word in my ear
the doubtful seed was planted on the sly
—Lesley Scoble, July 2025
Audio—My huitain, The Seed of Doubt, is now a song! Please enjoy!
You can also listen to the song published on Suno. com here
THANKS
Thank you, David, for hosting your wonderful W3 Prompts for The Skeptics Kaddish.
Thank you, Muri / Val, for introducing me to the huitain! I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.
Last, but not least, thank you, the reader, for reading my poem. 🙏
Follow the link below to learn more about the W3 Poetry Prompts.
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