~::~ Dreamy Boat ~::~
On dark foggy night
Sailing surreal boat
Twinkly stars, Moon bright
In dreams I’m afloat
Sailing surreal boat
O’er moors hills vales
Envious birds, I gloat
Leaving wispy trails
Twinkly stars, moon bright
Gliding past valleys, seas
Panoramic sights
Magical carpet flees
In dreams I’m afloat
Light feathery gait
A pink horizon coat
Lovely dawn awaits
~::~::~::~
Quadrilew
Created by C. G. V. Lewis, the Quadrilew is a form of quatrain poem with an abab rhyming scheme,
repeating lines, and contains an alternating syllable structure. In the first verse, the poet may either start with a five or six syllable line. If the choice is five then the ‘sounding’ syllable count is (and opposite if the count is six):
VERSE ONE,
Line 1, 5 syllables.
Line 2, 6 syllables.
Line 3, 5 syllables.
Line 4, 6 syllables.
VERSE TWO,
Line 1, (which is a REPEAT of line 2 of the FIRST verse) has 6 syllables.
Line 2 new line of 5 syllables
Line 3 new line of 6 syllables
Line 4 new line of 5 syllables.
VERSE THREE,
Line 1, (which is a REPEAT of line 3 of the first verse) has 5 syllables.
Line 2 new line of 6 syllables.
Line 3 new line of 5 syllables.
Line 4 new line of 6 syllables.
VERSE FOUR,
Line 1, (which is a REPEAT of line 4 of the first verse) has 6 syllables.
Line 2 new line of 5 syllables.
Line 3 new line of 6 syllables.
Line 4 new line of 5 syllables.
If the first line of verse one has 6 syllables then the pattern is
Verse 1, 6565,
Verse 2, 5656,
Verse 3, 6565,
Verse 4 5656: (the rhyme pattern still being abab.)
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