An Englyn Wind
The wind waved at me today
He did not have much to say
when he came over my way
He pulled me into his arms
and blinded me with his charms;
but I should’ve heard the alarms!
He saw me again tonight--
Wrapped his arms around me tight
and hugged me with all his might.
I thought he was oh, so sweet…
‘Til he picked me off my feet
and dropped me down on my seat.
He gave a slap to my cheek;
yelled in my ear with a shriek--
leaving me feeling quite weak!
I can see I was a fool
for believing he was cool--
but now I know he’s just cruel.
Oh, that crazy Englyn wind
whose only goal is to rend
while you’re pretending to woo--
on you I cannot depend!
I already took my F.
And if you will notice in my Englyn Ode to you, I did repeat the same sounds (Ode to Charlie, Oh, Charlie) and I made s
l
a
n
t
rhymes. Actually I tried to do the real slant rhymes, but... they just don't sound right in my head. (I struggle with real rhymes as it is... bleck!)
I even did a non-Englyn verse that echoed!
Shouldn't I at least get a D for trying??
hee, hee...
Crys...
I carry a severed head.
Cynfarch's son, it's owner, would
Charge two warbands without heed.
Okay. Now look at the first line. Notice the repeated short vowel sound in "carry", "severed" and "head". Also notice the repeated end consonant "d". And there are also dipthongs in there. "I", as a dipthong, is "ah+ee", and "a" is "eh+ee", thus the "ee" is also echoed. Also, in Welsh, there are many more dipthongs that we consider.
Now, line two: The first word, "Cynfarch's" echoes the "s" sound in "severed" from the first line. It is customary to "marry" one of the last sounds in the first line with one of the first sounds in the line following. And it's echoed again in "Cynfarch's" last syllable, as well as in "son." Also, there's an echoing of "oo" in the "w's" and "oh" sound. Incidently, all short vowels, h's and "w's" are related in sound-- they're all formed in similar places inside the mouth. So there's a lot of echoing going on in that line.
Finally, in the third line, notice again that the "w" from "would" in line two is echoed in "two" and "warbands" and "without" and "heed". Also, "heed" slants a rhyme with "head" from the first line.
Altogether, the lines merge, marry, kiss your mouth, so to speak. --That's englyn prosody for you.
Now, I'm not saying I don't like your poem. I do like it. But if you're going to call it englyn, shouldn't it be englyn?
Back to work, Cryssa. I expect no less than a masterpiece from you. --Your ever-lovin' sista, CHARLIE
enjoyed Cryssa...
John
Beautifully composed...Inspiring and enchanting... I like it.
In admiration,
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Be well,
Sheri
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Georg
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.