Poetry Challenge—Introducing the Englyn: Form 6—the Englyn Cil-Dwrn


An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn cil-dwrn.
The englyn cil-dwrn consists of a three-line verse. The first line has 10 syllables, the second has 7, and the third has three syllables or less. The rhyme is introduced in the seventh, eighth or ninth line of the first line. The fourth syllable of the second lines uses rhyme or consonance to echo the last syllable of the first line. The last line follows the rhyme of the first two lines.

Travelling Through the Black

Between the stars there is nothing but black
There’s no going back, they sing
they sing

The solar winds throughout all space prevail
Utter darkness makes hearts race
beating pace

A world within walls of titanium
coscalium, something tough
steely stuff

Protects, keeps out the freezing death of space
Gives us a place, to draw breath
keeps out death

Grants us travel between the stars, the moons,
some living room flung a-far
worlds away
Why don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one englyn cil-dwrn for each day of the week.
You can find out more about how to write englyns from the following sites:

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