Body Groove

I watch him drum on every top
rock or hip hop
jazz or groove
he’s on the move

And melodies with easy sway,
He hears his way.
He’s in the flow,
his body knows.

He says his cells have formed a band.
From eye to hand
and tapping feet
they all want beat.

Written for Grace’s dVerse prompt “write a Minute Poem”.

(The line about his cells forming a band must be credited to my 8 year old son, drummer and budding composer. )

“The Minute Poem is a 60 syllable verse form, one syllable for each second in a minute. The theme should be an event that is over and done completely, as in a minute. Since the dominant line is short the effect is likely humorous, whimsical or semi-serious. It was created by Verna Lee Hinegardner, once poet laureate of Arkansas.

The elements of the Minute Poem are:

1. narrative poetry.
2. a 12 line poem made up of 3 quatrains. (3 of 4-line stanzas)
3. syllabic, 8-4-4-4   8-4-4-4   8-4-4-4 (First line has 8 syllables of each stanza.  Remaining lines has 4 syllables in each stanza)
4. rhymed, rhyme scheme of aabb ccdd eeff.
5. description of a finished event (preferably something done is 60 seconds).
6. is best suited to light verse, likely humorous, whimsical or semi-serious.”