PARADELLE

A Paradelle is a poem of four six-line stanzas in which the first and second lines, as well as the third and fourth lines of the first three stanzas, must be identical. The fifth and sixth lines, which traditionally resolve these stanzas, must use all the words from the preceding lines and only those words. Similarly, the final stanza must use every word from all the preceding stanzas and only these words."

Gone Fishing

In the lake the sunfish play

In the lake the sunfish play

Quickly swimming into weeds

Quickly swimming into weeds

Quickly swimming the sunfish play

Into weeds in the lake

Fresh flowers stand in a mason jar

Fresh flowers stand in a mason jar

Mama makes some lemonade

Mama makes some lemonade

In a mason jar some lemonade

Mama makes fresh flowers stand

Father teaches son to bait

Father teaches son to bait

Squiggly worm on bended barb

Squiggly worm on bended barb

Father teaches bended barb

Son to bait squiggly worm

Bobber sinks out of sight

Bobber sinks out of sight

Delighted squeal, fish on the hook

Delighted squeal, fish on the hook

Bobber sinks, delighted squeal

Fish on hook out of sight