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Form of the week: Scallop Scallop is a poetic stanza form invented by Marie L Blanche Adams. It consists of any number of six line stanzas with syllable counts of 2, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2 syllables per line and a rhyme scheme of abccba deffed ghiihg etc., as demonstrated in the following links: Looking for help By Lisa Noe I look I’m seeking aid Looking for someone’s help Pain resides within myself For days I’ve laid No hook Five days Every month I’m sick to my belly Throwing stuff up smelly Doctors on hunt They say No cure No known causes Here I sit just crying Knowing no more dying Are they all frauds Not sure ![]() ![]() ~~Image #6000 Sharing Restricted~~ |