Waltmarie is a poetic form created by Candace Kubinec and named after Marie Elena Good and Walter .J. Wojtanik.

It is a unique form of poetry( 10 lines) where the even lines composed of 2 syllables each form another poem if read separately. The odd lines don’t have any syllable restrictions.

Here are the key characteristics of the  Waltmarie poetic form;

1. Number of lines : 10
2. Odd lines( line 1,3,5,7,9) can be of any syllable length
3. Even lines have to be exactly 2 syllables long.
4. Odd lines end with an em dash
5. Even lines when read separately should form another short poem.

Here is a sample poem written by me;

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TITLE : An Artist’s Yearning

As her raven tresses flutter with the gentle zephyr I’m lost—

Entranced

Buttery soft seem her melrose lips fail to kiss me—

I yearn

I seek a haven ’midst her six yards of luscious silk—

With love

Stories surreal are harboured within her hazel eyes—

My muse

In a world parallel I wish to dwell with her—

My art

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Here’s the short poem only with the even lines;

Entranced

I yearn

With love,

My muse

My art

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Hope you enjoy writing for this prompt!