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The Perfect Quintilla

The perfect Quintilla sustains AABBA schema with no refrains, Five lines, each with eight syllables No excess words or weak fillables, Briefly, its meaning it contains. written March 14, 2022 (Eight syllables per line checked with HMS)

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 3/15/2022 11:52:00 AM

Brilliant one Hank.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 1:52:00 PM

Actually, I wrote this for me, because I tend to write five lines that have rhyme scheme and call it a Quintilla. Unfortunately, I disregard the syllable count most of the time. Oh, well...who's going to beat me with a wet noodle???

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 3/15/2022 6:01:00 AM

Especially that 4th line! I try to fine tune my brevity poems. Hopefully I am successful.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 3/15/2022 9:12:00 AM

That's a good idea. I enjoy writing the briefer poems, but I have trouble getting my thoughts expressed in the limited number of syllables! Thanks for your thoughts.