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Wrapped Refrain

The Wrapped Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of 2 or more stanzas of 6 lines each; Meter: 8,8,8,8,12,12 and Rhyme Scheme: a,a,b,b,c,c.

Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) in the first line must be the last 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) at the end of the last line. This is what wraps each stanza with a repeated refrain ...thus, the Wrapped Refrain.
The Morning’s Light
By: Lisa Noe

I awake to the morning’s light,
It is always a pure delight.
My little dog will bark at me,
And keeps it up ‘til he I feed.
He likes Cesar pate’ and nothing else will do,
Delightful barks are what I always awake to.

I love my dog so very much.
I play with him, his games and such.
He is the best little boy I know
I’ve watched him, from an infant, grow.
My little Yorkie eats just like a big ole hog,
He’s still just a little guy and I love my dog.