Poetry Challenge—Introducing the Englyn: Form 6—the Englyn Cil-Dwrn

An englyn is a form of Welsh or Cornish verse, with a reputation of being hard to master. It has several different variants, all of which are governed by strict rules. This week, we’ll look at the englyn cil-dwrn.
The englyn cil-dwrn consists of a three-line verse. The first line has 10 syllables, the second has 7, and the third has three syllables or less. The rhyme is introduced in the seventh, eighth or ninth line of the first line. The fourth syllable of the second lines uses rhyme or consonance to echo the last syllable of the first line. The last line follows the rhyme of the first two lines.
Travelling Through the Black
Between the stars there is nothing but blackThere’s no going back, they singthey sing
The solar winds throughout all space prevailUtter darkness makes hearts racebeating pace
A world within walls of titaniumcoscalium, something toughsteely stuff
Protects, keeps out the freezing death of spaceGives us a place, to draw breathkeeps out death
Grants us travel between the stars, the moons,some living room flung a-farworlds awayWhy don’t you give it a try? Try writing at least one englyn cil-dwrn for each day of the week. You can find out more about how to write englyns from the following sites:http://www.volecentral.co.uk/vf/englyn.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englynhttp://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/englynhttp://www.poetrysoup.com/dictionary/englynhttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/188329/englynhttp://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/zoebrigley/entry/the_measures_of_1/http://dversepoets.com/2012/10/11/formforall-englyn/http://www.oocities.org/sca_bard/childrensenglynmilwr.htmlhttp://www.oocities.org/sca_bard/childrensenglynmilwr.html