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Rated: E · Poetry · Relationship · #1755242
Assignment #6.1 -- a Than-Bauk poem... short but surprisingly a bit hard.
DESIRE


His eyes ablaze,
heated gaze at
me, raised spirits
fazed not by lies.



Rhyme Pattern: xxxa-xxax-xaxx-axxx

What is a Than-Bauk poem?
--is a three line "climbing rhyme" poem of Burmese origin.
Each line has four syllables.
The rhyme is on the fourth syllable of the first line,
the third syllable of the second line, and the second syllable of the third line.
*Note* The assignment requires a four-lined poem, instead of the original three-lined style. *Note*
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