Y - YaDu

Y - YaDu

Yadu is a Burmese climbing-verse poem. YaDu means "seasons" so will include a seasonal reference. It also has the following rules:

* up to 3 stanzas

* 5 lines in each stanza

* lines 1-4 have 4 syllables

* the last line has either 5,7,9, or 11 syllables

* the climbing is a staircase rule, which applies to lines 1 - 4

xxxa

xxax

xaxb

xxbc

line 5 ends with a rhyme of line 4

so:

4/4/4/4/last line 5, 7, 9, or 11

I have color coded my staircase rhyme words.

The winter’s done

everyone sing

the sun will shine

this divine day

skipping along the pathway

The Versesmith