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Apr 1, 2021 at 12:28am
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Form of the Week: Lai

Form of the Week: Lai



The Lai is a nine-line poem of French origin, a form that employs both a rhyme scheme and specific syllable counts. You may link more than one Lai together.

         Lai rhyme scheme: a/a/b/a/a/b/a/a/b
         Lai syllabic pattern: 5/5/2/5/5/2/5/5/2



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Here are a couple of examples …



Mistletoe
   by Lawrencealot

Hang the mistletoe
tie it with a bow
then wait.
You’re aware, I know
You just use it though
for bait.
It’s most apropro
how it works, with no
debate.





For Thee
   by Ryter Roethicle

Greater love have I
Than stars in the sky
For thee
‘til this world doth die
hope you wish to lie
With me
On wings we will fly
upwards by and by
Earth free.



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Try your hand at writing a Lai form poem!
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Form of the Week: Lai · 04-01-21 12:28am
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