The Poetic Musings of Dawn

cyhydedd naw ban (#79)

Is the glass half-empty or half-full?

A transparent glass sits on the sill
projecting hope and pain you fulfill.
Reflection glaring, empty or full,
equal amounts fall after you pull.



Cyhydedd Naw Ban
"Also a welsh poetry form. The Cyhydedd Naw Ban consists out of nine syllable lines, rhyming in couplets. (This poetry form has at least two lines...) When added more couplets to the stanza, the rhyme will be the same as in the previous couplet. Still nine syllables per line."

x x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x x a

etc..or as an alternative

x x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x x a
x x x x x x x x b
x x x x x x x x b