Folía: Children’s Rhyme: Build a Pet

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It was a silly accident
I mixed a pig and a frog
A bouncing pog was born and went
Maybe I could build a dog

So I thought of what I could use
I tried a duck and a frog
The resulting frock got loose
Maybe I’ll give up on the dog

I decided that was okay
Because everyone has a dog
But how many people can say
they have a frock or a pog

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Folía is a nonsensical or a ridiculous poem, originating in 16th century Spain, probably influenced by a Portuguese dance song.

The elements of the Folía are:

stanzaic, written in any # of quatrains.
syllabic, 8 syllables lines or shorter.
rhymed, rhyme scheme abab cdcd etc.
ridiculous or nonsensical.

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Weekly Theme:
Spanish Poetry Forms

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