Staring into the nothingness before
Inspiration flat, no thoughts of lore
ALAS! EUREKA! a spark of grandeur!and then I write:
To give ones love and yet be kept in thirst
Many are the souls blessed with such a curse
Yet to live and not have loved is much worse
Today on dVerse (http://dversepoets.com/2012/10/11/formforall-englyn/) we are taking a look at the Englyn (plural Englynion). This is an ancient form of Celtic poetry.
Traditionally the Englyn was used to praise or mock someone well-known. Because of their brevity, they can distil ideas or emotion in a concise verse.
There are eight different forms of Englyn. I have chosen the Englyn milwr
Englyn milwr
This is the soldier’s Englyn, which consists of three seven syllable lines, all of which rhyme.
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Thanks Sue Judd! I hope my poem did some justice to today’s topic 🙂
Festival King 