Words (Lai)

by Meena Krish   Aug 28, 2013


Words, one's defender
yet tends to blunder
and fall,
at times pretender
a great offender
who brawls,
words that are tender
the heart surrenders
its all.

Comprises of 5 syllabled couplets separated by a
2 syllabled line. The number of lines in a stanza is
9. Each group of couplets and 2 syllable lines follow
the rhyme scheme "aab", this is derived from an
old French form.

[All a needs the same rhyming and b same rhyming]

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  • 11 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    I loved the form... beautiful write :)

  • 11 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Such truth here Meena, I love this gem! Words have a power that can be abused or misunderstood. They need to be written and spoken with care and the right intention.

    Never heard of this form before but it is beautiful and poignant. Congrats on the win!

  • 11 years ago

    by Dreamofolwin

    I have to say Meena that you are our Poetry Princess! ... as you can tackle any form and make a good job of it as you have done here!

    EXCELLENT! :)

    Love this form and your poem.... So well penned :))

  • 11 years ago

    by Hellon

    There is so much truth in these words Meena. Sometimes we can say things that are hurtful to others and we don't even realise it so...perhaps it's better to think before we speak. Congrats on the win...very well deserved.

  • 11 years ago

    by silvershoes

    Wow! I wasn't expecting this. It's not often a short formed poem makes the front page. This one certainly is deserving of the win. I think you've successfully captured the power of words - to move, defend, offend, lie... and it's awesome you managed to fit in "yet tends to blunder
    and fall." Isn't this so true? We have thousands of words crawling around in our brains, but it can be the most difficult thing in the world to put them together in a way that doesn't fail us.

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