Embellished in woe, defeat and fear
Concealer concealing her pain
Crushing her beneath its weight
A bitter tear she sheds
Is there an escape?
Lingering ache
Silenced voice
She smiles
Fate
A nonet is a nine-line poem. This interesting form of poetry progresses with a consecutive descent in syllable count with each line. Beginning with 9 syllables, it tapers off to 8, 7, 6 . . . and to finally 1 syllable in the last line!