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My Son, The Silly Boy--Monchielle Poem

My son, the silly boy
thinks everything's a joke.
like farts, and other stuff
the funny little man
giggles at childish fluff

My son, the silly boy
is smart and kind and nice.
He likes to read his books
and play with all his friends.
He has his daddy's looks.

My son, the silly boy
plays sports and likes to dance
loves music, books, and games
has sarcasm down pat
and puts us all to shame.

My son, the silly boy
loves snuggles with his mom
the sleepy boy tucked in
Pure innocence and joy
then a new day begins.





Monchielle Information ▼

Form: Monchielle Stanza  
Number of lines: 20
Rules: This form is the creation of the popular Norwegian poet Jim T Henriksen, and it consists of four stanzas.

Each stanza consists of five lines, and each line has six syllables (or, if you prefer, each line can be Iambic Trimeter).

The first line of each stanza is a refrain (i.e. the line is repeated, so that each stanza has the same first line) and in the four following lines, lines three (3) and five (5) rhyme, lines two (2) and (4) do not rhyme.

This gives a stanza pattern of:

R.x.a.x.a

R.x.b.x.b

R.x.c.x.c

R.x.d.x.d

Choices for the poets to make this week: You can write each line with either six syllables, or you can write in strict Iambic Trimeter.