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Apr 1, 2021 at 12:34am
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Edited: April 2, 2021 at 10:11pm
Re: Form of the Week: Lai
Today I wrote my first Lai form poem!



Insomnia

I can’t fall asleep.
I’ve tried counting sheep;
no luck.
The time seems to creep;
makes me want to weep.
I’m stuck.
Alarm will soon beep
and make my heart leap.
Oh, yuck!


~ ~ ~
9 lines
Poet’s Place Café prompt: Lai form (9 lines, rhyme scheme – a/a/b/a/a/b/a/a/b, syllables per line – 5/5/2/5/5/2/5/5/2)

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Form of the Week: Lai · 04-01-21 12:28am
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