new form every day... Cyhydedd Sonnet (day 25 of 365 in 365)

2011-01-25 13:53

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OF POSITIVITY AND LIGHT

we've healed hope in the face of trial
given self permission to smile
molded our times into delight
justification of the right
held ourselves to higher call
forgiven ourselves for the fall
gone forward in the positive
knowing our pain we will outlive
upward in the optimism
elevating to the wisdom
of a truth in its purest form
a perfect light to keep us warm
in times that seem to be so dark
we will ignite them with our spark




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


Cyhydedd Sonnet

Who actually created this form is unclear as the cyhydedd fer couplet lends itself easily to the sonnet format. As the cyhydedd fer itself is an ancient form it is quite likely a series of 7 couplets was being used long before the advent of the sonnet.

However, the cyhydedd fer creates a different sonnet rhythm in the fact there is no meter requirement other than the rhyme every 8 syllables. The couplets allow the poet some flexibility in where to divide the poem with the pivot or volta which can be anywhere between lines 5 and 8 with the final couplet being a resolution.

The rhyme scheme is: a.a. b.b. c.c. d.d. e.e. f.f. g.g.


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Have I mentioned how I don't really like metered rhyme? Well, I don't. I rhyme sometimes but it has an ebb and flow to it that is not stuck in one set of beats. This metered rhyme thing will be the bane of my year with this form challenge I am doing. Trying to make it work though! :-P



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