The Essence, created by Emily Romano is a short, structured form of two-lines, six syllables each with an end rhyme and internal rhyme.

Example #1:

Winds howl; snow overwhelms 
the owl, and cowls the elms.

Published in P.O.E.T.S., Volume II 1981 & The Ties That Bind, 2005

Copyright © 1981 Emily Romano

Example #2:

Trees moan; stiff branches arch -
Pine koan: the Ides of March!

Published in And Still An East Wind Blows, 1979

Copyright © 1979 Emily Romano

Example #3:

 Reflection

Orion studs the sky
as tulip buds grow high.

Copyright © 2006 Jan Turner

Example #4:

Odyssey

Time marked by sifting sand,
embarked on drifting land.

Copyright © 2006 Jan Turner