V - Verso-Rhyme: The Virgin
The Verso-Rhyme was invented by L. Ensley Hutton.
It is written on a subject the poet feels emphatic and enthusiastic about, as it ends in an exclamation point.
* 8 lines (an octastich)
* syllables 6/4/6/4/6/4/6/4
* rhyme pattern x a x b x a x b
* usually right margined
* the only punctuation is an exclamation point at the end
It is written on a subject the poet feels emphatic and enthusiastic about, as it ends in an exclamation point.
* 8 lines (an octastich)
* syllables 6/4/6/4/6/4/6/4
* rhyme pattern x a x b x a x b
* usually right margined
* the only punctuation is an exclamation point at the end
(I am not religious, so please forgive me if the poem has things incorrect. Read it as a poem, not a how-to for prayer.)
I found this hand-painted Mexican devotional Madonna painting in the Goodwill Outlet bins. It's about 75 years old, not a tourist item.
Virgin, we pray to you
our pleas be heard
your generous comfort
never ending
we supplicate you now
to hear our word
we kneel before you our
prayers ascending!
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