The Mini-monoverse is a poetry form originated by Emily Romano. Each Mini-monoverse is made up of two stanzas of five three-syllable lines. They rhyme scheme is a/a/a/a/a for the first stanza and b/b/b/b/b for the second stanza. For a double Mini-monoverse just add two more stanzas. They rhyme scheme for the third stanza should be c/c/c/c/c and for the fourth stanza, d/d/d/d/d. It is desirable that the Mini-monoverse tell a story, but this is not a hard and fast rule.

Example #1:

How Many Times?

Thunderbolt!
Foolish dolt,
On a colt,
Feels the jolt
Of a volt.

Aftermath:
Venting wrath
In the bath,
Second swath!
Do the math.

Copyright © 2007 Emily Romano

Example #2:

The Kill

Crack of dawn:
On the lawn,
Timid fawn,
Lacking brawn,
Becomes pawn.

Nature's raw --
Tooth and claw,
Crushing jaw!
This I saw,
Filled with awe.

Copyright © 2007 Emily Romano

Example #3:

Airborne

Cattail fluff
Velvet stuff
Colored buff
Watch it luff
Toward the bluff.

A light breeze
will appease,
lightly tease,
lift with ease
seeds like these.


Copyright © 2007 Margaret R. Smith

Example #4:

The Escape

Footfalls quake:
Slender snake
makes a break 
for the lake;
See its wake.

Swims ashore,
hole to bore--
home restore,
safe, secure
as before.

Copyright © 2007 Margaret R. Smith