This is a very old form of verse from France. It consists of one eight line stanza with eight syllables. The English adapted it into an iambic pentameter, however the old eight syllable is still preferred by purists. It is form by three rhymes such as the structure would appear as such: a.b.a.b.b.c.b.c.
“Distance Rejected”
Unfeeling Distance, how could you
Bid me to come away and stray
Such a love as mine, how could you
Call my heart and cause such dismay
To one who loves me more each day
I hear the road calling loud, clear
Yet, I withstand it and so pray
Distance ne'er part our love, my dear
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