Ochtfochlach

The ochtfochlach is an Irish verse form consisting of an eight-line stanza with a consistent but unspecified length and meter. The rhyme scheme is aaab cccb.

The Ochtfochlach

I like the form and rhythm, too;

It fits and wears like well-made shoe.

With luck it lasts a whole life through

And looks no worse for wear.

Iambic feet can march along

And lend their cadence to a song

With beats that switch from soft to strong,

A pace that's light to bear.

Pasted from <http://lonestar.texas.net/~robison/ochtfochlach.html>

My example poem

Fochlach It   (Ochtfochlach)

The Ochtingfochlach rocks

it's not some damn flummox;

I penned this wearing socks,

and yes, without my shoes.

Define most any style

this form will soon beguile

and render forth a smile.

So what is there to lose?

© Lawrencealot - December 4, 2013

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There is no requirement for meter or line-length, though I chose iambic trimeter for this write.