Dawn of Day

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phil_carcione

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2011 Poetry

Dawn of Day

Dawn of day, florid in light,
streams through trees not lacking height.
My eyes beholding a sight that’s not old,
bright gold with day’s ignite

Author's Notes/Comments:

This is a Welsh form called the Englyn Unodle Union

The rules are that it is a four line stanza of:

L1 - 7 syllables
L2 - 7 syllables
L3 - 10 syllables
L4 - 6 syllables

The lines have to rhyme like this:

L1 - xxxxxxa
L2 - xxxxxxa
L3 - xxxxxxxaxxb
L4 - xbxxxa