Ask Not Who is in Charge/dVerse

Ask Not Who is in Charge

Who’s in charge?

You ask with straight-face

Ideas have words

You name them

They appear at your own will

I trust your discretion

March 15, 2018

Grace has asked us to write a Shadorma.  

So here's the thing with the Shadorma: it is a phantom form enshrouded in shadows and mystery. Poetry bloggers who introduce the form seem to copy/paste the definition from Wikipedia's own vague entry, but fail to back up what the Shadorma says it is. Word on the online street says that it is a Spanish form, though the name doesn't sound Spanish (like other "true" forms, such as the letrilla or the pareado) and I have yet to find one example written by a Spanish poet. I'm inclined to believe that it is a recent invention that, due to its enigmatic and alluring nature, has drawn in a cult following.

(Source: poetry-in-form.com)

Let us dVerse poets be allured! Shadorma is a syllabic poem consisting of six-line stanzas. The pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5, and you may write one stanza, twenty, or anywhere in between. In honor of its nebulous origins, I suggest the content explore the fog, the paranormal, the unexplained phenomena of life and death. Ultimately though, let the Shadorma lead you in what you shall write...and reveal.