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)
Icy Abnormality
Whistling sounded like a wail,
down the dale, a devout hymn.
When the wind was in the trees …
but the freeze has taken them.
Can a longing be undone?
Such a one as you would know.
Unrequited love is hard.
You imparted naught but woe.
So, my Dream, shall I construe,
dare unloose my full intent?
Nay, my passion hast full flown.
Thus, I moan. My clothing, rent.
You, forever loathe to share,
you ensnare the smallest look.
Exclude me, just like the cold,
when it froze over our brook.
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