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February 17, 2020
F F I series 75 englyn
Brian Strand, sponsor

According to Merriam-Webster, the ENGLYN is a usually epigrammatic quatrain in Welsh poetry consisting of 30 syllables in (four lines) of 10, 6, 7, and 7 syllables, the last theee lines rhyming with the 6th syllable of the first line."  The final syllable of line one is without rhyme. As mentioned, the content often has an enigmatic quality.

 

Moms and Daughters-In-Law

Mom’s words cut like a knife, honed razor sharp Which saddened my new wife Mom now, after years of strife Says I married up in life!

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Date: 2/17/2020 1:13:00 PM
Good one, Mark. Love it.
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Mark Toney
Date: 2/17/2020 9:15:00 PM
Thank you, Line!

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