Lands of Oil

Lands of Oil

Soldiers sent to foreign soil.
Fights for “Freedom” are their toil.
Over there great hatreds boil

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
January 26, 2010

Poetic form:  Englyn
Poetic Form: Englyn Milwr (The Soldier’s Englyn) REFERENCES follow:
 http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/zoebrigley/entry/the_measures_of_1/
http://jpicforum.info/types-of-poetry/englyn-milwr-680.html

Lines: 3; Syllable count per line: 7,7,7; Rhyme pattern: A,A,A

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 1/26/2010 3:37:00 PM

Wonderful tribute to the troops... great new poetry form too.. luv.. Linda-Marie..

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 1/26/2010 12:59:00 PM

So much truth in this one, Dane Ann! You seem to be mastering every verse form you encounter. And I saw one poem posted earlier today by HG (I think) in a form you came up with yourself. What next, my dear? Love, Carolyn