Poetry
Unless otherwise specified, all indicated herein are copyrighted (©)2002 by Eric Funk.

Haikus 2002
Recent Haikus
(A haiku is a simple meter 5-7-5, classically portraying something deep in three related thoughts.)
Sonnet 1 A sonnet I wrote for Ilona
(Shakespearian Sonnet: ten syllables per line, rhyming scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG) ( more info )
Sonnet 2 A sonnet I wrote for Christmas
Sestina 1 - based on Untitled.keenspace.com years 2000-2001
(Complex form, ses meaning "six", six stanzas of six lines each, closed by an envoy of 3 lines. The last word of each line is repeated in a different pattern each stanza, and all 6 are used in the end. Classically, ten syllables per line, but this is optional.)
Sonnet 3 A sonnet I wrote as a review of a shakespearian article (links included)
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