Draped in simple attire of black and red,
You were our sole messenger to the world
You spoke our heart, when words remained unsaid,
when you opened up, emotions unfurled
You were fed news, that eagerly was read,
Some...
The tautogram is best explained by its Greek root words of “tauto” meaning “the same” and “gramma” meaning “letter”. Basically, all words in the poem begin with the same letter.
Than-bauk is a Burmese poetry style.
~A Burmese form
~A clever or witty poem
~Three lines, but not necessarily
~Four syllables per line
~The final syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line...
Words danced on sheets
Like on sweets, flies,
Or, streets with dust.
My eyes just ache,
It must, rest well,
Else a hell it's,
To tell, it's hard.
Poetry Style : Than-bauk
Poem initially published in Penmancy for Taleathlon 5 event
Lai is a French form and has the following features:
A 9-line, one-stanza poem, following the aabaabaab rhyme scheme
All 'a' lines have 5 syllables; all 'b' lines have 2 syllables