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
Named after Ogden Nash, Nashers are couplets (of any length) that feature comical rhymes, including wrenched rhymes (which occur when a word is deliberately mispronounced or its natural accent is shifted to force a...
I fear as I sit down to correct,
English becomes a dreaded subject
Cutted, drawed, noledge… what not they write,
And I can just cry over my plight.
Poetry Style : Nashers
Pic courtesy : Unsplash
First published in Penmancy...
My lovely aunt Ms. Brook, loves to cook,
Oh.. Nothing from the recipe book.
Wonderful tales she cooks, just like that,
Masala she adds, leveled and flat.
Poetry Style : Nashers
Pic Courtesy : Unsplash
First published in Penmancy for...