slightly knightly

by judester

lightly
brightly
slightly
knightly,
my sweet prince rides lightly brightly free,
now by my side..... slightly, knghtly he.

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Tyburn writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
Write a tyburn poem.

Tyburn
A six line poem consisting of 2, 2, 2, 2, 9, 9 syllables.

The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words. The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the first, second, third, and fourth lines as the 5th through 8th syllables.

Syllable Count
line 1 - 2 syllables
line 2 - 2 syllables
line 3 - 2 syllables
line 4 - 2 syllables
line 5 - 9 syllables
line 6 - 9 syllables

Example

Myself
Sowing (2 syllables)
Hoeing (2 syllables)
Growing (2 syllables)
Mowing (2 syllables)

Planting gardens, sowing, hoeing grounds. (9 syllables)
Sunshine keeps all growing, mowing mounds.(9 syllables)
- written by Marion Gibson

Thanks to buffdenise for the perfect illustration..

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a tyburn poem

slightly knightly

by judester

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