Royal Spiral

This form was created by Mary Sullivan Boren, aka,  Meter Maid on Allpoetry.com.

This is a stanzaic form consisting of exactly four quintains.

each having two rhyming couples of iambic pentameter and a tail of iambic dimeter.

Though similar to the Rondeau, it varies significantly 

in the rhyme and repetition scheme, as follows:

S1: aabbc

S2: ccdde, where L5 repeats the first two feet of S1 L1.

S3: eeffg, where L1 repeats S1 L5.

S4: gghhc. 

Restated:

This form was created by Mary Sullivan Boren, aka,  Meter Maid: 

This is a stanzaic form consisting of exactly four quintains.

each having two rhyming couples of iambic pentameter and a tail of iambic dimeter.

Though similar to the Rondeau, it varies significantly 

in the rhyme and repetition scheme, as follows:

S1: aabbc

S2: ccdde, where L5 repeats the first two feet of S1 L1.

S3: eeffg, where L1 repeats S1 L5.

S4: gghhc. 

Restated: 

This first four syllables of line 1 become the refrain in line 5 of  the second stanza.

Line 5 of the first stanza becomes the first four syllables of stanza three.

Example Poem

Worn Out

As boys we shared adventure, girls and goals.

His aim and mine exceeded life's real roles.

Our secrets shared, cemented trust now flowing.

We knew the errors each had made,  while growing

to become men.

We grew apart by distance only then,

And always found each other."Just say when. "

We saw each grow and change through loss and wins

As characters outgrew the minor sins

As boys we shared.

Becoming men we built and broke our lives

In our own ways,  until we lost our wives.

Insane, I know, but we both fell for one

still married woman. Friendship came undone.

He betrayed trust.

Just let it go? Nay, make him go! Disgust

that he'd reject a fair compete and trust

that he could win divulging sins was wrong;

no comfort populates a hatred's song

we speak again.

(c) Lawrencealot - June 17, 2012

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