Avalanche!
Rushing snow
Burying the descent
Surging down the mountain
Whoosh
© 2019 Jason A. Muckley
An elfchen is an 11 word poem written in 5 lines—
Line 1 = 1 word
Line 2 = 2 words
Line 3 = 3 words
Line 4 = 4 words
Line 5 = 1 word
Lines 1 and 5 should not be the same word.
This is a response to a prompt from Sadje’s Tuesday Writing Prompt Challenge on February 12, 2019
Did you try this form? Share it in the comments below. Fellow blogger, Karen Horsley created one of her own entitled “Painting Without Words,” check it out on her blog here.
Poems for Warriors 
Nature’s power is evident with an avalanche. Thanks for introducing me to an elfchen form of poetry.
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Thanks for reading 😃
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Well done
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Thanks!
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Excellent
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Thanks 🙂
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.. very nice 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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I discovered Elfchens myself recently and really find them fun to do! This is a great one!
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Thanks Maranda! Have you shared any on your blog?
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Not yet, I plan to sometime soon probably.
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Cool! Can’t wait to read a few of yours 🙂
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There are so many poetic forms that I am unaware of, elfchen is new to me!
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I know… I feel the same way. I try to experiment as often as I can with new forms.
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I’ve just written one in my site, I tried to tag you but not sure it worked!
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I will tag your site on my post! 😀
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Sorted it now 😁 cheers x
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Great! Thanks!
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Love it 🙂
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Thanks! I appreciate your kind words
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