10-line Poem Challenge #1: San Hsien – Blue Hair
blue hair
in a bun
not fun
some stare
shade wrong
too strong
could swear
its done
blue hair
in a bun
- The San Hsien was created by Jessamine Fishback.
- Pronounced [SAN-shee-en], the name comes from the san hsien (or sanxian), a Chinese lute with three strings.
- It is a decastich in iambic dimeter.
- Lines 1 and 2 are repeated as a refrain on lines 10 and 9 respectively (reversed).
- Rhyme scheme: ABbaccabBA
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😊, too strong shade. Nice poem.
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Smiles, these days hair color can be anything, but it was an idea to write that San sien poem. Happy Days Writing.
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What fun! 🙂 I love your San Hsien!
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Thanks, now I’m catching up from the beginning, giving them a category of there own, where I can go back to reading and writing more of those 10 lined poems. Have a peaceful week, my friend.
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I’m so glad to see you trying out the other forms, and I can’t wait to see your poems.
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