A Cameo is an unrhyming seven line poem featuring only 2 syllables in the 1st line, 5 in the 2nd line, 8 in the 3rd line, 3 in the 4th line, 8 in the 5th line, 7 in the 6th line, and just two in the 7th line.

Autumn Has Arrived (Cameo)

Autumn
Has arrived this month.
The tree leaves are turning yellow,
Red and brown.
On a cool breeze they blow away,
Across the land to meld with
The earth.

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LightH2O
Lovely Cameo!...thanks for sharing
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Fay Slimm
I love this form Carl and autumn arrives with full colour under your eloquent pen - - a gem of a write.
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heather wilkins
I like this structured poem very much. nice work.
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Romeo Della Valle
I agree with SANDRA, it is beautiful A very colorful picture you painted here. Thank you for sharing...y
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Sandra Martyres
Just beautiful Carl, you capture the essence of Autumn in this cameo - a very interesting form too.
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