The Sheep Farmer

Oh deary deary me. A poem in the rondelet form.

Perhaps you know
I've already fallen for you
Perhaps you know
Though we met a moment ago
my heart's beating so fast due to
your presence, you gorgeous young ewe
Perhaps you know

Written in the Rondelet form for the Poet's Place group

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The Poet's Place   (E) Poets can discuss, review, request reviews, etc. of their unique form of writing. #1937699 by Jay O'Toole

The elements of the Rondelet are:

1) a heptastich, a poem in 7 lines.
2) in French syllabic. Syllable count per line are 4-8-4-8-8-8-4 In English tends to be iambic in pattern.
3) composed with a rentrement, in the Rondelet the entire L1 is repeated as refrain in L3 and L7.
4) rhymed. Rhyme scheme interlocks between the refrain AbAabbA.