Le Voyage Magnifique

The Mirror's Perspective

Mary, Mary, standing there
in your tie dye underwear
demonstrates your fashion flair
on cultural balance sheet.

Squeezing into Spandex pants
for night of trendy dance,
ignoring ignorant rants
from those who cannot compete.

Preparing for party gig,
you must find a way to rig
giant Dolly Parton wig
to make impression complete.

In any case, I'll be here
to reassure you, my dear,
that a stylish pioneer
like you just cannot be beat.

Notes on the Ochtfochlach form of poetry ▶︎

Don't let the name scare you. The Ochtfochlach is an ancient Celtic form with very simple requirements:

1. 8 lines
2. Lines should all have an equal number of syllables.
3. Rhyme pattern a, a, a, b, c, c, c, b.

More background and examples can be found at the following links:

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1947-the-ochtfochlach/

https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/ochtfochlach/

https://allpoetry.com/poem/12650681-Chinook-Chautauqua---Double-Ochtfochlach-by-...