Diminishing verse offers no origin and very few rules
the main rule is this: Remove the first letter of end word in previous line.
For example:
- Line 1 ends with the word “grad”
- And line 2 ends “rad”
- Then, line 3 ends “ad”
example of poetry form diminishing verse
to Ramsey
life is a beautiful page none of us can think
like a new pen with full blue ink
writing a poem could be queasy
if persist, mother goose do sound easy
curious search on dr. seuss and disneyland
seashore sunset and angry waves in wetland