Hi everyone! It is a colorful spring season here in Ontario, Canada. Spring blossoms, maple trees, flowers and grass are growing abundantly with the rain and warmer weather.  Here are a few photos around the neighborhood:

I love this time of the year, as it looks magical with all the green & colors coming back after a long winter season. Talking of magic, brings me to a fun poetry form we are trying today, Magic 9.

The Magic 9 is not attributed to any inventor though one website here, credits Divena Collins.   This form almost seems to be have invented itself.  The magic word abracadabra with possibly the “r” key sticking transformed to abacadaba and a rhyme scheme magically appeared to a poet who incorporated the scheme into a 9 line poem. The elements of the Magic 9 are:

*a poem in 9 lines
*meter and line-length at discretion of poet
*rhyme, a b a c a d a b a, with c and d=unrhymed

Tip: One way to get started is to make a list of end words.

To do this form correctly you’ll need:
– 5 a end rhymes
– 2 b end rhymes
– 1 c end word
– 1 d end word

Here is my example:

Lilacs

by Grace Guevara

lilacs bloom during my birthday week  (a)
along the pathways, they are all white (b)
and pink with fragrance a streak         (a)
of jasmine and rose-almonds, spring   (c)
air is cool while sunny sky is meek      (a)
i walk on clouds, i write about love      (d)
i gather dainty blossoms that reek       (a)
of rain, promises and silky nights-       (b)
lilacs on the vase, clustered & chic       (a)

Sources:  Poetry Magnum Opus    Poet’s Collective

The challenge is to write a nine-line poem following the rhyme scheme of abacadada  as described above.

New to dVerse? Here’s how to join in:

*Write a Magic 9 poem in response to the challenge.
*Enter a link directly to your poem and your name by clicking Mr. Linky below
and remember to check the little box to accept the use/privacy policy.
*You will find links to other poets and more will join so please do check
back later in order to read their poems.
*Read and comment on other poets’ work–we all come here to have our poems read.
*Please link back to dVerse from your site/blog.