Many Women

An Andaree poem for Poet's Place Form of the Week January 5, 2017

Many Women  (E) An Andaree poem for Poet's Place Form of the Week January 5, 2017 #2107686 by Chris Breva

The Andaree is a rhyming syllabic form contrived by Andrea Dietrich. The structure starts with an 11 syllable line and descends by 2 syllables in each line until it reaches 1 syllable and then it ascends back to 11 syllables, which is a repeat of the first line. The rhyme scheme is AabbcbcbbaA.


In my lifetime I have loved many women
I am lucky now I'm yours again
I know this could be so wrong
I will sing your song
Love is real
Strong
My heart steal
And always belong
So I all of my life long
Have now sworn away from all my sin
In my lifetime I have loved many women.