eerie
dreary
weary
leery

skull tales made for eerie, dreary sleep

next day he's a weary, leery creep

This week's POETRY writing prompt is called, BEDTIME HORROR STORY. You may use the picture offered or you may find one of your own. You are asked to write a Tyburn poem. You will need your thinking cap for this one!
Tyburn Poem
A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables. the final word in the last 2 lines rhyme as well.
Syllable Count
line 1 - 2 syllables
line 2 - 2 syllables
line 3 - 2 syllables
line 4 - 2 syllables
line 5 - 9 syllables
line 6 - 9 syllables
Example:
Sowing (2 syllables)
Hoeing (2 syllables)
Growing (2 syllables)
Mowing (2 syllables)
Planting gardens, sowing, hoeing grounds. (9 syllables)
Sunshine keeps all growing, mowing mounds.(9 syllables)
- written by Marion Gibson

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