Lyrette Verse Form

The Lyrette is a fairly simple form, created by Dr. Israel Newman. It’s a heptastich, which means it has seven lines. It does not rhyme, but there’s a strict syllable count: 2-3-4-5-4-3-2 respectively. Each line should end with a strong word.

And that’s pretty much all I could find out about it, or its creator. The searches for the form just kept coming up with the same information, and a search for the creator led to more poetry by him, and a rather lengthy article he wrote called "The Physiology of Consciousness and Its Relation to Poetry."

Schematic:

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The subject matter is purely at the discretion of the poet. There was no mention as to whether this should be kept to a single verse or can be multiple verses – I saw examples of both in my searches, and one which seemed to be a double Lyrette. Guess which example I decided to try? :-)


I wish
upon a
falling star, up
high in the night sky,
watching as it
continues
until
gone.
But
wishes
are foolish
in this day and
age, because we all
know they do not
stand a chance
in this
world.