Friday, April 1, 2011

Long Measure - Advice for Your Heart

This is a variation of Common Measure, and consists of three rhymes of iambic tetrameter, (4 feet). This gives a suggested pattern of:

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“Advice for Your Heart”

Give not heart to simple pleasure
For it is not worth the deep pain
Your heart is your greatest treasure
And must be saved for better days

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