Lento Poems | Lento Examples

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A lento poem is a form of poetry created by Lencio Dominic Rodrigues consisting of two quatrains with a fixed rhyme scheme, but there is more to a lento. What is lento in poetry (complete definition)?

Luster

Dark shadows ticking like time-bombs mark the place that lovers quarrelled; Stark reminder that luster fades; Trademark is the glass that was hurled; Broken to pieces above them been a long time but it’s there; Ten years ago feels like last...Read the rest...

Stay Home

Painted up with that color I love, baited with a pair of blue shutters; Fated to call this vacant dwelling, sacred shelter with just four letters; Replay of a riff from the back porch, a taste of that song got...Read the rest...

Wordplay

Misspelt poems mangle the message, dealt a blow by a careless edit; Svelte pen but could not match the approach, felt you were done but did not see it; When you’re lucky you get the wordplay, jasmine doesn’t flow like...Read the rest...

The Cat's Cradle

'Cat's Cradle's' a string game, --forty inches enables a noose. Fastened end, handles it's stable. Weave string through finger-pinches finagles new patterns that'll form like, 'Candles.' 'Soldier's Bed' is another fine heartburn, bolder threads perfect, designer fashion, shoulders had carried...Read the rest...

Colonel Oliver North, US

"I'm working on the Lento Form starts as a collage and not simplistically termed words, like my poem 'Ode to a Dove' that made Best Lento Form," ... by Poet. *Actual Poem used below, Star light,...Read the rest...

Crimes of the Heart

If I was gifted meant to be, drift o'er the waves a shining sea, shift the limbs and branched canopies, sift the brambles edged a lea. Might this time be of arrogance? Contrite that plagues inheritance, red light districts embarrass us, whites...Read the rest...

Ode to a Dove

Blight the clouds lowly dispirited feigns, Despite these regards there belies the shrouds, In height uncovers the misplaced reclaims, Ignite, blameless drives of a dove in clouds. In measured distance or that of life's span, Of treasured reflections as fawning...Read the rest...

Justify Me

I gaze at petals on the shore my love soaked in the ocean’s salt; Lullaby on the sea breeze sings ‘Justify this cuckoo default.’ What it is that hums just for you? Cut it up and feed...Read the rest...

Crave

A beat for the islands takes me away with a single soft strum; Say it with finesse and with soul, play me forever with rhythm; Sick hum I collapse at your feet, lyric attack like a rogue wave; Pick that...Read the rest...

Across The Galaxy

Hello from across the galaxy! Go tell the world you spoke to me, so humanity knows it’s not alone; Bestow this gift, let the world see; There is much more than believed here in the vastness of Space; Stare...Read the rest...

In the Middle of the Night, When the Butterflies Dance To the Moon's Song

In The Middle Of The Night, When The Butterflies Dance To The Moon's Song "At the mid of midnight butterflies upward dance, to reach for the moon for spiritual longevity." quote by poet Lead-in to and...Read the rest...

Highbrow Schemes

Bow to payment on a platter, now that karma is paid in full; Ciao, so it was cool to do it? Highbrow schemes are vulnerable; Overcome can hinder the mind, numb the frustration will grow; Dumb stirs fire so carelessly; Wisdom?...Read the rest...

Eternal Sparks

Come look out over Lover's ledge, succumb to the view of the sea; Strum a new chord on that guitar, drum a beat that is you and me; A map of initials carved in they match all the poems...Read the rest...

Just a Thought

Could this life just be a dress rehearsal for a weary soul? Do we travel thru so many lives until we meet our goal? Perhaps our massive egos are adept at deceiving. Should we mourn when a person...Read the rest...

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Definition | What is Lento in Poetry?

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