dVerse Poets

And today we are going to write ‘The Tableau’ created by Emily Romano in 2008:

Poetry Style:

  • 1 or more verses
  • 6 lines per verse
  • 5 beats/syllables per line

Poetry Rules:

  • title should contain the word ‘tableau’
  • poem should aim to be pictorial
  • no rhyme scheme

Hint: Its optional but you could let your tableau reference the poet Sam Hamill, a poem of his, or his style of poetry.

Useful links:
The Tableau poetry style
‘Gratitude’ – poems by Sam Hamill – google taster

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Maple Tableau

Watching maple leaves

Green starts fading out

Red starts in the veins

As sugar is trapped

Bright colors emerge

Covering the leaf.

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Fall Foliage and Climate Change

MTB: A Tableau for Sam Hamill

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