TYBURN FORM

A Tyburn Poem is a six-line poetic form where the first four lines consist of just a single, two syllable word each, that all rhyme. Line 5 has nine syllables, with the fifth to eighth syllables using the words from lines 1 and 2 plus a one syllable word to further describe the image. Line 6 also has nine syllables, with the fifth to eighth syllables using the words from lines 3 and 4 plus another one syllable word rhyming with the final word in Line 5 to sew the image together.

Cloudburst

                       Shaking

                      Quaking

                      Waking

                      Breaking

Earth in tremor shaking, quaking loud

the skies command waking, breaking cloud

Winter

                       Easy

                       Breezy

                       Sneezy

                       Wheezy

Wind through my door easy, breezy bold

Wrapped in layers sneezy, wheezy cold

PB&J

                      Punky

                     Chunky

                     Funky

                     Spunky

Shell the peanuts punky, chunky roast

Grind till creamy funky, spunky toast

Injury

                        Sobbing

                       Throbbing

                       Hobbling

                       Wobbling

Smashed my toenail sobbing, throbbing OW!

Need for crutches hobbling, wobbling now

Shower

whirly twirly

curly squirrely

breezes frolicking whirly twirly play

rain on window panes curly squirrely spray