For d’Verse OpenLinkNight. This style of poem, found at http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/pathya_vat.htm, is called a Pathya Vat, a form that originated in Cambodia.
The breakdown of the form is quite simple. It has four lines of four syllables each. The second and third line of a stanza rhyme. If you decide to chain them, as I did, then the second and third line rhyme the last line of the previous stanza.
Line 1 – 4 syllables (A)
Line 2 – 4 syllables (B)
Line 3 – 4 syllables (B)
Line 4 – 4 syllables (C)
Second stanza (if relevant)
Line 5 – 4 syllables (D)
Line 6 – 4 syllables (C)
Line 7 – 4 syllables (C)
Line 8 – 4 syllables (E)
and so on.
Hope you enjoy.
Happy Reading and Writing!
J. Milburn