~ The Poet's Place Cafe~

The Pendulum is an eight-line form, invented by Etta J. Murphy, with 8-6-4-2-2-4-6-8 syllables per line and a rhyme scheme of a a b b c c d d, as demonstrated in the following links:

http://www.rainbowcommunications.org/velvet/forms/Pendulum.pdf

http://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/the-pendulum/

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "