Hard Scrabble

kneading under umber moon
this torpid eve-dusk

morning, sharp and spry
we chew our fruited baked rusk



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This is a Coin poem I wrote a year or two ago. 

A coin poem comprises: 

• a rhyme pattern of a-b c-b or a-a b-b
• two stanzas of two lines each stanza
• syllable count of 7 & 5 per stanza
• the content should be a like coin, opposing ideas juxtaposed against one another

A Wide River to Cross

Her ship pulled away from shore
Spelling disaster

Hail! I see her come full bore
Navigate  faster

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This is a Coin Poem, which has two stanzas, 24 syllables, a rhyme-scheme, and considers an issue from two sides--hence, a coin poem!