
Hey all!I’m back with my first alouette, a form of poetry invented by Jan Turner, whose rules are as follows:
Syllable limit:5-5-7-5-5-7 for each line respectively, each stanza has 6 lines.
Rhyme scheme: a-a-b-c-c-b
Sleep, never ever
To wake,forever
Lost in fantasy, your dreams;
Desire for sleep eternal
Brings joy, yet vernal;
It flows like a stream,
Sleep, never ever
To wake forever,
That desire within;
Your mind and heart seeking rest,
Purging all detest
Before the next day begins.
-The Forgers of Fantasy
For more such poems, refer https://theforgersoffantasy.art.blog/
I think your syllables are a bit off… I counted, and this is what it looks like per line in your poem:
5
5
7
7 (X)
5
5 (X)
5
5
5 (X)
7 (X)
5
7
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Ahhh damn, I missed that one out..what do you think I should call this one..a sextain with refrain? 😂 Thanks for pointing out my mistake!
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I love how you experiment with new verse forms: I enjoyed this one; although I write mainly in free verse I like to see what other poets are innovating: the most recent was a ‘musette’ 🙂 I found this on a post a week or so ago —
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Thanks!:D I actually tried out a couple musettes myself, and found that they were actually quite easy to write 😉
https://theforgersoffantasy.art.blog/2021/09/07/ambri-the-apples-of-indian-eyes/
https://theforgersoffantasy.art.blog/2021/09/10/amanda/
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