Peal with Poet’s Pen

Ange’s Prompt:
For this week’s W³ challenge, writers are invited to capture a dramatic moment in just a handful of lines — a storm breaking, a glass shattering, a door slamming, a sudden realization, or any instant where something changes sharply or unexpectedly.

You may write in any poetic form, with the following restrictions:

1. Your poem must be between 5 and 8 lines long.
2. Every single word in the poem must be one syllable long.
3. You are allowed one multi-syllable word — but it must appear as the very last word of the poem.

Have fun with the tension this creates. Sometimes the smallest words carry the greatest force.


Peal with Poet’s Pen

A fun, yet not so fast, hand here;
But, shout, it should.
And far from me to fight or fear,
But if I could,
I still would not, nor crash your scene.
I peal with poet’s pen, be seen!
Be heard! Pens, shout!
Wield words about!

Kaci Rigney Copyright 2026

Another of my own forms, The Kace of Fours & Eights: structure: octave, may be stanzaic. Syllable count: 8.4.8.4.8.8.4.4. Rhyme scheme: ababccdd. Written with an iambic foot and a liberal use of alliteration. Let me know if you try it. 🙂