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A cameo role is a small character part in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor or a celebrity.
“Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The Oxford English Dictionary connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of "cameo", a miniature carving on a gemstone. More recently, in the late 20th century, a "cameo" has come to refer to any short appearance as a character”, says Wikipedia.
Cameo is a verse form too. It’s a seven line syllable count, unrhymed poem invented by English poet Alice Spokes. It has 2-5-8-3-8-7-2 syllables per line, for a total of 35 syllables.
Brevity is the soul of a Cameo poem. Keeping this in mind write a poem either character based or anything that has a brief but impactful appearance; even a cameo brooch or its design revealed in relief can as well be your theme.
You need not follow the cameo-verse-form rule and make your poem a little longer or shorter as per demand of your subject.
Here
is a poem about a cameo brooch :
Diorama (woman on a cameo brooch)
by Catie Rosemurgy
Please link one poem that is your response to the material of this prompt. When you link your poem please visit other links in the spirit of the community
Thank you for a thought provoking prompt Sumana - Jae
ReplyDelete"There are no wrinkles or marks on your face
DeleteBut there is still a sense of story . . . " Yes indeed! and here you paint her and the story beautifully in your words.
Thanks for hosting, Sumana. I remember those cameo broaches and necklaces that older women had when I was a child. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. How lovely to see these beauties!
DeleteThank you Jae for your beautiful poem too.
ReplyDeleteHello friends. I hope you enjoy the prompt and share your thoughts in your lines.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the introduction to the cameo form!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your lovely poem, Shay.
DeleteInteresting prompt, Sumana. I remember my mother had a cameo ring and bracelet! I never knew there was a form of poetry called a 'cameo.'
ReplyDeleteCameo ring and bracelet! How lovely that must be Mary! I wish I could find a good example of a cameo poem following the rhyme scheme for the prompt.
DeleteWhat is the rhyme scheme?
DeleteThank you for the prompt - i had a go !!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan for joining us with another wonderful poem.
ReplyDeleteI loved being introduced to a new form, Sumana, and it was a pleasure to try it out. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYour poem was a delight to read Dora. Thank you.
DeleteAnnell: "Now we are told
ReplyDeleteWe clutch the bag of wisdom" stopped me, as you meant it to! Gosh. We have to learn more from each cameo!
Ollie: "looks for a moment
ReplyDeletesmells the air
turns back" The Monk and the fox, 2 beings in nature, echo each other's actions. Lovely!