October 8, 2020September 24, 2020 by Abigail Gronway

Of Poems and Prose

What is “normal” anyway?
Life is full of highs and lows, poems and prose.
Who defined the rules of play?
Who decides our joys and woes?
Life is full of highs and lows, poems and prose.

Lira

16th Century Spanish form, shortened version of the Canción
Usually consists of only one quintain, but may have 2 or 3
Syllabic: 7-11-7-7-11
Rhyme scheme: aBabB
L2 is repeated on L5

4 Replies to “Of Poems and Prose”

Frank Hubeny says:

October 8, 2020 at 07:21

I like the rhyme between “woes” and “prose”.

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1. Abigail Gronway says:
  
  October 8, 2020 at 12:42
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
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revivedwriter says:

October 9, 2020 at 08:54

I’m going to try this form.

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1. Abigail Gronway says:
  
  October 13, 2020 at 08:15
  
  It’s a good one. I look forward to reading your Lira.
  
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