Snam Suad

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Ancient Irish Verse

Snam Suad (swimming of the sages or floating phrases), is a dan direach or direct meter form of the Ancient Irish forms, written with very short lines.

The elements of the Snam Suad are:

1. an octastich, a poem in 8 lines.
2. syllabic, 3 syllable lines.
3. rhymed, rhyme scheme aaxbcccb. x being unrhymed.
4. L4 and L8 must be 3 syllable words.
5. written with cywddydd (harmony of sound) and dunadh (beginning and ending the poem with the same word, phrase or line).

   Movie Night by Judi Van Gorder

   Delightful,
   not frightful,
   time for fun,
   insightful.
   Friends commune,
   lovers spoon,
   singers croon,
   delightful

   You and I by Mike Monteuil

   Good morning
   my darling,
   early sun,
   poetic.

   On this day,
   as we pray,
   don't you say,
   ascetic.