Meter and Prosody
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'Arud is the Arabic word for prosody. The Arabic word for meter is tafa'il (metrical feet)
The strange words in the refrain here, are the same sort we use in Greek meter, like Iambe or Trochee, they only represent long and short, accented and unaccented syllables: ---v- ---v- and so on)
My poetry is often personal
But mostly doesn't speak
Of what can be so versatile
Or restrictive... not antique
My 'arud rules through ages strewn:
fa'ulun, fa'ulun, fa'ulun
What do I do during my day?
When I don't write my own?
I make ancient poets say
their rules, hewn in stone
Tafa'il sings such lovely tune:
mutafa'ilun, mustaf'ilun
Every syllable its proper place
Each word a certain rhythm
Wish that life was just as ace
I love a proper system
'Arud, tafa'il, I attune
Fa'ilatun, fa'ilatun, fa'ilatun
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March 17, 2017
© Darren White
Copyright © Darren White | Year Posted 2017
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