new form every day... Common Octave (day 18 of 365 in 365) - a day late :-/

2011-01-19 12:33

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WAITING FOR LOVE'S RETURN

some days friends seem so far away
these are the wistful times
when love seems shunned for no reason
unnecessary crime
waiting for another new day
and new mountains to climb
hoping for a better season
bringing peace to its prime



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From: http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/list.html


Common Octave
(aka Hymnal Octave)

This is a variation of Common Measure and consists of three rhymes with alternating meter, a and c with iambic tetrameter, (4 feet), and b with iambic trimeter, (3 feet), giving a rhyme scheme of:

x X x X x X x a
x X x X x b
x X x X x X x c
x X x X x b
x X x X x X x a
x X x X x b
x X x X x X x c
x X x X x b



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