This poetry form is a syllabic Welsh verse: Clogyrnach.
Each line.
8
8
5
5
3
3
Rhyme scheme; is aabbba


The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring 1,472 kilometres from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales. In the 19th century, wool and other primary produce were transported by paddle ships (side paddles) with barges in tow to South Australia. From South Australia the goods were shipped to foreign countries. In paddle steamer days, 40,000 bales of wool were shipped downstream from Port Bourke, one of the many ports along the shipping routes.


Barges down the Darling River.


Big busy wheels paddling down the stream,
bulky broad barges set the scene,
tow chain aft to prows,
floating river scows,
creaming bows,
ripples green.


John

As a Welsh person, I have always promised myself to learn some Welsh forms ... but never got round to it. I'm glad you have posted this one as I really like it & will be having a go (when my muse inspires me!)

Thanks for posting this John
Snow

I like this John, and I like the form will have to try this one as well as your other.
Steve

Very nicely done - with what appears to me to be a very
difficult form to produce a graceful metered form in English.

Here's my first attempt, John:

UnClog-Writing

Writing with no rhyme or reason
is seen by some as pure treason
but with writer's block
you may need a shock
for your frock to ease on.

Besides, in some poetic blogs
I've read what seemed to come from frogs
ribbetting on the page
what they imagined sage
to offstage bards in clogs.

© MLee Dickens'son 06 Sept 2009