You and I (Diamante, Hour Fourteen)

You and I

 

YOU

angry, bitter

hurting, screaming, fighting

man, warrior……woman, nurturer

crying, loving, writing

compassionate, tender

ME

 

 

(A diamante consists of seven lines: line one (A) and seven (G) must be nouns and opposites. Line two is two adjectives that clearly describe Noun A; line six is two adjectives describing Noun G. Line three is composed of three -ing verbs that describe Noun A, and line five is made up of three -ing verbs that describe Noun G. Line four, the middle line, ties the poem together by featuring two concrete nouns about Noun A …. followed by two concrete nouns about Noun G.)

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