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Poetry Styles
Than-bauk
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...
Poetry
Dancing Words
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
Poetry Styles
Lai
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
Poetry Styles
Nashers
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...
Penmancy
Correction Woes
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...
Poetry
With Friends
Joy is in the air,
With people who care
We blend.
Our sorrows, we share,
Together, shed tear
Hearts mend.
Placed, no matter where,
Our feelings we share,
With friend.
Poetry Style : Lai
Pic Courtesy : Unsplash
First published in Penmancy as part of...