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On Poetic Forms, Nr.06 (Luc Bats: Theory & Practice)
LUC BATS - THE THEORY
1. The syllable count goes •••••a
2. six-eight, six-eight … and flows with rhyme •••••a•b
3. at the end of each line •••••b
4. including every time on eight •••••b•c
5. syllable lines, rhyme mates •••••c
6. on syllable six. Fate’s like that. •••••c•d
7. From Vietnam - Luc Bat; •••••d
8. a form even your cat well knows. •••••d•a
{NB: (i).Rhyming words italicised. (ii).Luc Bat is Vietnamese for “six-eight”}.
LUC BATS - THE PRACTICE
New Washing Machine
In the washing machine
went everything unclean, like vests
pants, shirts, knickers - a test
of Bosch’s techno-quest to build
bees’ knees. Must say I’m thrilled
with the results. Dirt killed, smells nice.
Poured a whiskey on ice
as I swallowed the price tag - mean.
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