Paulo
Ludibrium Comitatu (Little Toy Train), created by Lawrencealot
Patterned after the Paulo Comitatu
The
form consists of one or more octaves where the 1st and 5th lines
are
Iambic Trimeter with and extra unaccented syllable
da
DUM da DUM da DUM da (Technically two iambs and an amphibrach)
The
remaining lines are proper Iambic Trimeter
Rhyme
Pattern: xaba xcbc
This
form was designed by synergystic accident, while attempting to
to
co-write a poem, and identify the beginning form.
It
is handy if poets are sharing alternating quatrains, and the second poet has
strong rhyming skills.
It
was placed here for all to enjoy.
Example Poem
Waiting for Her
Backwoods Pilot
She sat there by the
window
and watched the
falling rain.
Her mind went to the
past
she hummed a sweet
refrain.
He traveled through
the forest
with cautious
stealth and dread.
Alone and failing
fast,
he'd crashed and
should be dead.
(c) Lawrencealot
November 11, 2012
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