Diamante

This short form of verse uses just sixteen words. It’s format is

noun
adjective, adjective
verb, verb, verb
noun, noun, noun, noun
verb, verb, verb
adjective, adjective
noun

It does not rhyme……………………………………………………………………………………

The New Year

2020
unprecedented, disastrous
ruining, bereaving, shattering
health, businesses, economies, lives
collaborated, vaccinated, protected
hopeful, optimistic
2021

Post
letter
handwritten. crafted
loving, anticipating, hoping
postman, bag, letter, letterbox
hurries, flutters, opens
printed, unwanted
junk.

Shelter
seed
tiny, unnoticed
blows, falls, settles
earth, sunshine, rain, time
roots, grows, matures
solid,sheltering
oak.

Perspective
house
empty, unloved
valued, marketed, sold
parents, children, friends, family
inhabited, fixed, transformed
treasured, happy
home.

The trial
actress
rich, aloof
loves, marries, argues
words, hands, fists, bruises
alleged. published, disputed
losing, disgracing
actor.

Salesman
salesman
professional, persuasive
encourages, flatters, persuades
novice, straps, helmet, parachute
boards, ascends, jumps
frightened, relieved
parachutist.

Downfall
bet
small, fun
win. hooked, lose
house, vehicle, wife, family
humiliated, shamed, deserted
penniless, homeless
addict

Sustainance
food
nourishing, necessary
bought, cooked, eaten
cafe, pub, bar, restaurant
laughing, smiling, serving
frivolous, cheering
drink.

Compromise
wife
calm, unhurried
shopping, browsing, choosing
car, newspaper, crossword, sweets
reading, chewing, waiting
impatient, moody
husband.

Loneliness
woman 
widowed, lonely
tested, positive, isolated
neighbour, car, shops, provisions
helped, chatted, listened
new, special
friend

Transformation
tree
majestic, magnificent
chosen, earmarked, felled
saw, plane, chisel, sandpaper
shaped, smoothed, varnished
beautiful, classic
piano

The greedy gold-digger
woman
calculating, opportunistic
searches, researches, discovers
partner, mansion, yacht, diamonds
tricked, duped, imprisoned
handsome, undercover
cop