Ch'i-Yen-Shih Meter, a Chinese Form


Four seven syllable lines rhymed ABCB. There is a caesura after the fourth word of each line. Each line is composed of monosyllabic words.

In her deep blue,
blurs the truth.
She brings one heart
split in two,
for one love lost
she seized rain.
For one love gained
she seized you.


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