The Rondel consists of two rhymes
French style that's real lyrical
Line length norm of eight syllables
Just eleven to fourteen lines

The first two are repeated lines
ending the stanzas likeable
The rondel consists of two rhymes
French style that's real lyrical

This structure with such few confines
No meter is most typical
Second line close is optional
Used since fourteenth century times
The rondel consists of two rhymes
French style that's real lyrical
ABba abAB abbaA(B)

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Poetry

What is it about poetry?
Words expressed with something to say,
a message or moral per se.
It's more than just word harmony!

Some is just fun commentary,
to lift ones spirits on that day.
What is it about poetry,
words expressed with something to say?

It's never written just for me
but it's all written in that way.
To vary what the words convey
from our point of view we will see,
what it is about poetry!

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