Bowl-a-Rama

A Lento consists of two quatrains with a fixed rhyme scheme of abcb, defe as the second and forth lines of each stanza must rhyme. To take it a step further, but not required, try rhyming the first and third lines as well as the second and forth lines of each stanza in this rhyming pattern: abab, cdcd. The fun part of this poem is thrown in here as all the FIRST words of each verse should rhyme. There is no fixed syllable structure to the Lento, but keeping a good, flowing rhythm is recommended.

Bowling is a game that I love to play
Polling my friends, they love it too.
Tolling its virtues, we bowl every day.
Doling out fun each week to me and you.

None are those who miss out, the weekly reviews,
Run to the lanes, don't walk; take your mama.
Fun will be had by those who stretch their muse,
Won great prizes too at the Talent Pond's Bowl-a-Rama.


Author note: This is a short advertisment for the Talent Pond's summer seasonal reviewing challenge--the "The Bowl-a-Rama Review!"