Poetic Rhapsody

This is a Cyhydedd Naw Ban. It is a simple Welsh poetic form that uses couplets to keep things even within each poem. Each line in the stanza is nine syllables long. The stanza has an even number of lines.

This poem is a Fox Septet. It was developed by Ritbfox and is written as follows. The first line of the poetry is also the last. Line 1: 3 syllables Line 2: 5 syllables Line 3: 7 syllables Line 4:

I sit by the large windows every day And wonder what is it that took you away, Away, beyond the snow-capped peaks Maybe, far into the jungles of the east. I think long and hard for reasons beyond me, What

This poem revolves around a conversation with death. Death is sad and melancholic. In this poem, I have imagined death to be a living creature and penned my thoughts as a conversation with it if I were to enter into

Boonstra Brain Function or Boonstra is seven-line stanzaic poem. It is wordic rather than syllabic and follows the 11-10-9-6-4-2-1 word count. Its main rule is that, it has to do with the function of the brain and body. It means, it focuses on the poem character’s

This poem is of the type The Englyn Unodl Union. Originated from Wales, The Englyn Unodl Union is a syllabic, four-line, three-stanza poem. The first line of each stanza plays a vital role in determining the rhyming scheme of the rest of the

This poem is of the type ‘The Florette’. Created by Jan Turner, the Florette consists of two or more 4-line stanzas. It follows the syllable count 8-8-8-12 and aaba rhyme scheme. Like the outgrowing of a small flower, the fourth

The sheer dark curtains, sparkle across the soft skies, Exude a quiet brilliance like a genius yet lonely soul, Who works best in calm, where serenity abounds, Heedless to careless banter, oblivious to inimical sounds.   Listening to tales of

Written for the January challenge of  a group- Beyond the Box Thou soar with an abiding spirit Surmount many a stumbling block, Crush those who turn traitors But caringly cloak your flock.   Booming cannons thou lullaby, Not just a

Wrapped Refrain Created by Jan Turner, wrapped refrain consists of two or more stanzas of six lines each. It follows a 8, 8, 8, 8, 12, 12 meter and a rhyming scheme of a, a, b, b, c, c. Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4