Last Ride | A Nonet
by Sam Harty
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTYPublished 9 months ago • Updated 9 months ago • 1 min read
Nonets take a lot of thought and finger counting! LOL!
Learned how to do a Nonet in an 11am class this morning. Here's what I came up with. Enjoy!
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Riding the ferry in Istanbul
The sea taste salty, the air cool
Seagulls swoop in for bread crumbs
Being here is such fun
How I wish to stay
Here in Turkiye
But it is
My last
Ride.
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Thanks for reading! - Sam
About the Creator
ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTY
Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
Comments (6)
I like it Sam, I must to give it a try. So the idea is that you progressively lose a syllable as you go through the nine lines or is that your special take/
Nicely done Sam! :))
This was so cool, Sam! I love Istanbul, could stay for weeks there for the history and food.
Congrats on your first nonet. Great interpretation of the form, well done
Very wonderful imagery! :D
There is a longing to this. Can really feel the sigh