Pretty Ugly Words

Windy Day at the Lake--Cywydd llosgyrnog

Such a windy day at the beach!
Towels and chairs flew out of reach.
So we each ran for our stuff
and hurried to pack up the truck.
The sting of the sand kind of sucked.
Just our luck to have it rough.

Back at the cabin, comfort reigns.
our day at the lake quite a pain.
I'm too sane to try my luck
again, so I'll stay on dry land
away from the rain and rough sand
In my bland, calm house I'm stuck.

Poetry Form Information ▼

Form: Cywydd llosgyrnog (ku-with los-gear-nog)
Number of lines: Down to the individual poet
Rules: A 12th century Welsh form written in six-line stanzas. Each stanza is comprised of two lines of eight syllables and a third line of seven syllables. Lines 1 and 2 rhyme and cross-rhyme with syllable 3 or 4 of line 3. This pattern is then followed for the next three lines. Lines 3 and 6 also rhyme.

This gives a stanza pattern of:

x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x a
x x a x x x b
x x x x x x x c
x x x x x x x c
x x c x x x b

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