Showing posts with label Englyn penfyr. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

Angel's Lullaby

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Magic caresses love ethereal
Arterial world soothing
Angel's lullaby pleasing


This is my first attempt at writing an Englyn penfyr. This form of poetry consists of three lines, the first line is ten syllables, followed by two of seven syllables each. The last word in the first line must have more than one syllable, and it links to the first word in the second line, using rhyme, or alliteration or assonance. The last words in the second and third lines rhyme.


_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _a
a _ _ _ _ _ b
_ _ _ _ _ _ b


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