Dreamer- Rictameter Verse

Like the Cinquain, the Rictameter has a two syllable increment with each line, and a two syllable closure. However, unlike the Cinquain, the Rictameter does not stop at eight, it continues with a line of ten syllables, and instead of a two syllable closure, it decreases each line by two syllables per line until the closure. The closure being a repeat of the first line, so it is advisable to make it eye catching and definitive. The syllable count is as follows- 2R.4.6.8.10.8.6.4.2R.

 

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Dreamer, 
You I salute, 
Into lands you venture
Where no answers follow questions, 
Where questions as two-tongued as vipers are
Whispered in rapid succession
As you hover wide-eyed
In ether land, 
Dreamer.

Dreamer,  
You I salute, 
Into hearts you venture
With coy ease, prevail forever
With poems that smile through anguish and tears, 
Leading you gently on tiptoes
Into his unique world
In ether land
Dreamer.

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