Challenge
Fun with Forms #2: The Awdl Gywydd (level 2)
The AWDL GYWYDD (OW-dull GOW-with) is an old Welsh poetry form that combines simple syllable counts, with internally linked rhymes. Each verse is built of four 7-syllable lines, with a rhyme scheme of a, (a)b, c, (c)b. The internal rhyme can occur on syllable 3 or 4. - Here is a sample: https://theprose.com/post/182706/sweet-recollections (Please tag me in the comments of your entry)
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Beyond remembrance
Beyond comprehension is
sunk in malice, a small fly.
The buzz of its feeble wings…
Memory rings, tough to die.
Beyond compassion, behold -
A tree, old, never gives way.
Bark sturdy, branches pulled taut,
A lone thought flits through the day.
Beyond my narrow vision
An incision in a mind
Serves well - reminds, remembers,
The way embers neatly lined
Glitter; sparkle; shimmer still
Yet until this fire quenched
dies at last, deceptive is
their beauty’s virtue, entrenched.
My fingers, violent, tremble
An ensemble of dead leaves
Follows the rue and regret
I forget the path he cleaves.