Poetry in Motion Poems

Ae frelighe

Food for my Muse

Stars shine through cold hydrogen,
Their light poetic bonfires,
That becomes thought’s consumption,
And science fiction’s daystars.

Line count: 4

Form: Ae frelighe (ay fresh lee) is an Irish form and can have more then a single stanza. Each stanza is a quatrain composed of 4 lines. Each line contains 7 syllables. Lines 1 and 3 use a 3-syllable rhyme (triple syllable). Lines 2 and 4 use a 2-syllable rhyme (double syllable). Line 4 ends with the word that began the first line. The rhyme scheme is as follows.
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