Nigh Inconsequent
Dancing with Distraction - Syllable Diminishing Poem
Diluted with the nonsense of daily life, our minds go numb
Infatuated with the noise coming from all around us
Strapped, our imagination becomes, through daily fight
Though life concusses dreams, endless. But We adjust
Regain our wisdom with positivity
And push through the vulnerability
Causes for success we find among
The truth, in equanimity
Infernal be the struggle
Of unseen consequence
Nigh inconsequent
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Author's note: I recently read a diminishing poem written by Dharsheena Segarran which inspired me to write this poem. I wanted to add a little twist to this form of poetry, so instead of diminishing letters from the last words in each line, I diminished syllables (from 15 down to 5). I hope you like the poem.
See below to check out Dharsheena's poem that i mentioned:
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Mohammed Darasi
I write fiction, poetry and occasional articles about interesting topics. I recently created a website (just because) which I will be posting my writing in (among other things). it would be great if you check it out. https://mindpit.co.uk/
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Comments (7)
Mohammed this was so great! I love that you put your own twist on this poem format, diminishing syllables instead of letters! So clever and it reads so well too! Great work!
I found your diminishing poem. Can’t believe I missed it, it’s so good! “Infatuated with the noise coming from all around us Strapped, our imagination becomes, through daily fight Though life concusses dreams, endless. But We adjust” Very true and unfortunate. This is an astute social commentary. 💔
Very well done Mohammed. I like your twist with the diminishing syllables... Very creative!!!
Oh wow this is so cool! At first I was wondering where's the diminished word ans I only realised what you diminished when I got to the end. This was so creative. Makes me feel like I wanna try this too!
Okay, Good Job, This is Excellent work❗
Very good, Mohammed! Profound and introspective. I really like your idea to reduce the syllables, impressive!
Well done, Mohammed, and such a nice touch to share Darrsheena's poem.