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A Very Old Rhyme Form

Her love was like a rose,with no perfume. Dressed in very fine clothes passion she could not propose, brought the romance to a close. Note on form:ENGLYN a quatrain from Welsh poetry of 30 syllables in four lines 10,6,7,7.The sixth syllable of line one annouces the rhyme,the last syllable of succeeding three lines rhyme with it.(The final syllable of line one is without rhyme).The content often has an enigmatic quality.

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Date: 7/7/2017 6:14:00 PM
thank you for teaching me another form in poetry....
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Pashang Salehi
Date: 7/10/2017 8:22:00 PM
Would like to read my Rubai, Ghazal and masnavi? You may like these forms..... Pashang
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Brian Strand
Date: 7/7/2017 10:47:00 PM
No problem Pashang
Date: 6/28/2017 3:28:00 PM
A fun one to decipher. Many thoughts packed into this brief poem!
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Brian Strand
Date: 6/28/2017 3:49:00 PM
Yes indeed Kim

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