Do They Come True?
Dreams, their ships sail us through life.
How many of us
reach the shore?
A quinzaine is an unrhymed verse of fifteen syllables distributed in three lines. The first line makes a statement. The next two lines ask a question relating to that statement. Here is the pattern:
Line 1: Statement of 7 syllables
Line 2: Beginning of question with 5 syllables
Line 3: End of question with 3 syllables
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fantastic write, love the lesson in poetry forms
ReplyDeleteLove the Quinzaine! This is new to me, so thanks for the explanation. I'm going to give this a try.
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ReplyDeleteRegardless of the poetic 'form', which is foreign to me, this is a very good piece of writing that poses a profound question. I like it.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. I learn something new everyday :) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for reading my poem!
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