Form:Brady's Touch
Brady’s Touch is a decastich (10-line poem) created by Maryann Merryweather-Travis on November 2006, in honor of Allen Brady. Number of Lines: 10 Rules: 2 quintets (5-line stanzas) with a specific rhyme and syllabic count. Line length: Each stanza follows the same pattern of 9-9-8-8-2 syllables. Rhyme scheme: abxcd abxcd
Thus the second stanza is an exact replica of the first stanza in terms of line length and rhyme. The poem really has a nice sound, with the rhyming sounds being so far apart from each other. Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.
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2 quintets (5-line stanzas) with a specific rhyme and syllabic count.