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How Waycross Got Its Name
For WC, a Neuvain form of poetry. This is supposedly a true account.
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Prompt: This time we'll visit Waycross, Georgia. Your form this time: "The Neuvain"

The Neuvain.

The scheme of the neuvain (ABABACDCD) is built up out of a quintain , followed by a quatrain. You can see it in the changing rhyme – the quintain has the scheme ABABA and the quatrain CDCD.


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“Way-a-cross there,” a pretty maiden cooed,
pointing toward the men the Colonel sought.
Supposedly, a city’s name pursued
by a lovely Belle who had coyly thought
to hint with boldish, Southern attitude,
a name for a town; a fame that might fit
this place where many roads from afar came.
“Way Cross,” the Colonel said with crafty wit...
That’s how Waycross finally got its name.

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*Note1* Way Cross became Waycross later on in history.
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