Mobius

To Warm Winter Nights

languishing beneath gray cloud
crisp, cold, silent, afternoon
horizon blurs and shadows to
slate, charcoal, onyx, evening
settles relentlessly colder
fierce, sterile, deathly, often
withering stoutest hearts
numbed, forsaken, beguiled, later
steeped warm by wassail
spicy, giddy, feverish, moments
with friends' camaraderie
embracing, sparkling, adoring, forever
joined kindred souls dispel
barren, blanched, muffled, winter 

- written by Celtic~Soul

The name Mobius Poem derives from the ability to read the verse continually in circular fashion; when one reaches the last word and returns to the first line, the verse flows to begin again in poetic, logical sense. Words in list lines should relate to the previous and following statement lines so the poem reads smoothly.

Each list line must end in a 'time' word (day, night, eternity, hour, etc.). That time word should be italicized.

The last word of the final line, whether list or statement line, should be a noun that refers to the poem's title and flows back into the poem's first line.

Mobius poems are best presented in a centered format.

Example

Artistic Soul

born in optimism and ever obstinate
brooding, pouting, determined, morning
child expectant with immortal aspiration,
fantasy, desire, choice, midday
a spiteful equalizer--heat sears heart's desire
blunting, discomfiting, thieving, future
ideas sacrificed on pyres of realism to
protect, sustain, nourish, mature
physiology while neglecting psychology
dreary, dull, disheartening, early
giving will and resource to surviving
careers, romances, disappointments, daily
restraining youth's aspirations, so near gone
forgotten, deserted, discarded, ever
the visceral yearning yet prickles the spirit until
placid, wizened, demanding, evening
years, good as any years, expose rekindled ambitions
chased, clutched, honored, late
yet finally recovered, because naught can deter the
fundamental, potent, inspired, soul


- written by Celtic~Soul