Cethramtu Rannaigechta Moire: Poetic Asides
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cethramtu rannaigechta moire, an Irish poetic form.
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cethramtu rannaigechta moire, an Irish poetic form.
Cethramtu Rannaigechta Moire Poems
The cethramtu rannaigechta moire is an Irish poetic form comprised of quatrains (or four-line stanzas).
Here are the simplest guidelines:
- Comprised of quatrains (or four-line stanzas).
- All the lines have three syllables.
- Lines two and four end rhyme.
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Here’s my attempt at a cethramtu rannaigechta moire:
Summer, by Robert Lee Brewer
Two slow dogs
chase fast boys
through tall grass
to their toys.
Don't look back
or ahead
until you
find your bed.
Then fall long
into sleep—
secret dreams
that you keep.
Dogs sleep too
under trees
in the shade—
buzzing bees.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
