This morning has been difficult; a penetratingly malicious sleep-haze plagues me; coffee stopped working. Maybe Lewis Carroll can help... (snicker-snack)
The square stanza is an interesting limitation. Not only is it gimmicky (which is to say, for me, "fun to look at") but also adds new dimensions to your reading. I could imagine a cube poem--perhaps, a poem consisting of 6 square stanzas sharing borders and viewable as a 3D rendered object--being an awesome and challenging project.
There's also the simpler similar exercise known as a word square, which often has less of a point but is still a fun challenge. I can't personally write many that a 5 or more characters long, so I'll write some 4 letter ones.
Negative feelings, negative square stanza. (A nap will solve my issues I'm sure)
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Square Poem
Often Filled With Fear And Doubt
Filled To Capacity And Still Empty
With Capacity Being Beyond My Abilities
Fear And Beyond An Immense Energy
And Still My Immense Obstinacy Resists
Doubt Empty Abilities Energy Resists Energy
Word Squares
L A V A
A N A L
V A S T
A L T O
H O L E
O B O E
L O O K
E E K S
B L E W
L I V E
E V I L
W E L L
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