Pete Criss was a catwe were fine with thatsitting on his matas a cat should Until one fine daywhich one I can't sayPetey ran awaymisunderstood All the world to seehe wanted to beable to play freeand now he could He travelled the landwith drum sticks in handand joined a rock bandhis life was good The … Continue reading Children’s Rhyme: Cyhydedd hir: Criss the Cat
Desperation aids faith through beliefMystical hope can welcome reliefBut suffering sin, is an act withinNothing but time helps release the grief Quatrain form with an ab rhyme scheme.The gwawdodyn is a Welsh poetic form with a of couple variations. However, both versions are comprised of quatrains (4-line stanzas) that have a 9/9/10/9 syllable pattern and … Continue reading Gwawdodyn: Belief
Fear the love that does not grow each dayWhere stagnate buds wilt into decaypetrified petals screech vexationand tortured roots become fixation Clarity forms in stark concessiontrue love is not found in obsession Each line in the stanza is nine syllables long.The stanza has an even number of lines.Each line in the stanza end rhymes with … Continue reading Cyhydedd Naw Ban: Fixation
Summon what was always thereLay it bare, at the church doorRelease your darkness with prayerThe devil may care no more Four lines, with seven syllables per line.The final syllable of the first and third lines rhyme with the 3rd-5th syllable of the following lines. Weekly Theme:Welsh Poetry Forms
Menial tasks to fill the daysFists or copper to pave our ways The mindless amble as we driftEmpty handed into the rift Temptation draws wandering eyesWhere deceit bathes in murky lies While the body revels in playThe soul never loses its way The cyhydedd fer is a Welsh couplet (or 2-line stanza) form with 8 … Continue reading Cyhydedd Fer: The Way
