Poetic Form 95: Rhupunt

 Graduation

A single day,

early in May,

when students say

words found from time.

No more falling

tears, something calling

to stop stonewalling

this up hill climb.

Tassel now turned

bridges will burn

there’s no return

life now full time.

Poetic Form #95: Rhupunt

The rhupunt is a Welsh form. It can be written in lines or stanzas. 

Each line / stanza has 3 to five sections. Each section has four syllables. 

All except the last section rhymes. The final section rhymes with the 

other lines / stanzas.

A 2 stanza poem would look like this:

xxxa

xxxa

xxxa

xxxb

xxxc

xxxc

xxxc

xxxb