A MONCHIELLE is a classical form of Poetry with the following prescriptions. It has five verses - each of five lines. Each line has six syllables and the first line in each verse is the same. Verse three must rhyme with verse five. It is an excellent form for a contemporary comment such as the current 'Snowbound' condition of the UK. <br /> <br />The promised snow has come <br />Forecasters said it would <br />But two things did not share <br />They did not tell us when <br />They did not tell us where. <br /> <br />The promised snow has come <br />To North - South - East and West <br />It came two weeks ago <br />It just won't go away <br />It's real Siberian snow! <br /> <br />The promised snow has come <br />And all the schools have closed <br />The children think that's nice. <br />The cars slide to and fro <br />The roads are thick with ice. <br /> <br />The promised snow has come <br />The sledges all are out <br />It's twelve degrees below <br />The Snowmen Rule KO <br />We've never seen such snow! <br /> <br />The promised snow has come <br />No one escapes the freeeeeeeeeeeeze <br />Solid lakes and rivers <br />Cars stuck in snow drifts - and............ <br />We've all got the shivers! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! <br /> <br />(John Knight - Ice-age Colchester - 8 January 2010)<br /><br />John Knight<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/905-the-promised-snow-has-come-monchielle/
