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Fun with Forms #2: The Awdl Gywydd (level 2)
The AWDL GYWYDD (OW-dull GOW-with) is an old Welsh poetry form that combines simple syllable counts, with internally linked rhymes. Each verse is built of four 7-syllable lines, with a rhyme scheme of a, (a)b, c, (c)b. The internal rhyme can occur on syllable 3 or 4. - Here is a sample: https://theprose.com/post/182706/sweet-recollections (Please tag me in the comments of your entry)
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REllyn in Poetry & Free Verse
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Icy Abnormality

Whistling sounded like a wail,

down the dale, a devout hymn.

When the wind was in the trees …

but the freeze has taken them.

Can a longing be undone?

Such a one as you would know.

Unrequited love is hard.

You imparted naught but woe.

So, my Dream, shall I construe,

dare unloose my full intent?

Nay, my passion hast full flown.

Thus, I moan. My clothing, rent.

You, forever loathe to share,

you ensnare the smallest look.

Exclude me, just like the cold,

when it froze over our brook.

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