The Prompt: Waltzing Verse
The resulting poem should have the rhythm of a waltz as waltzes are written in 3/4 time.
The Prompt: Waltzing VerseWrite a poem made up of 5-7 stanzas of three lines each written in iambic trimeter: that is, each line contains three Iambs (one un-stressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable) for a total of six syllables per line.
The resulting poem should have the rhythm of a waltz as waltzes are written in 3/4 time.
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