13. Hold Your Horses (etheree)

Word

Bullet

Hit or miss

Wild horse darting

Racing in your mind

Running loose on your tongue

Take the bridle and harness

Don't let the beast drag you behind

Hold your horses before remorses

Smother your voice then you'll never be heard

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The poetry form, (Etheree), consists of 10 lines of (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written (10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1).
Get creative and write an Etheree with more than one verse, but follow suit with an inverted syllable count.

Reversed Etheree: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Double Etheree: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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