Elfje – Chimney Rock

MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie  – B&P’s Shadorma & Beyond

This is an elfje:

Line 1:              One word
Color or feature – the atmosphere of the poem;

Line 2:              Two words
Something or someone with the color/feature in line one;

Line 3:              Three words
More information about the person/ object in line two;

Line 4:              Four words
The poet in relation to the object in line two – a conclusion, of sorts;

Line 5:              One word
The “bomb” or “essence” of the poem

**You may write in either 1-2-3-4-1 syllables 
or 1-2-3-4-1 words. 

I wrote two – the first using syllables and the second using words for the count

grey
mountain
secretive
shrouded in fog
still

slate
Devil’s Head
natural rock formation
treading on loose stones
balancing