Four Syllable Verse

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Four Syllable Verse found in Drury's dic-tion-ar-y, appears to be a variation of the Lu Shi verse form Ssu Yen Shih. No background was given for the form.

The elements of Four Syllable Verse are:

1. stanzaic written in 3 quatrains.
2. syllabic, lines of 4 syllables each.
3. rhymed, rhyme scheme aaxa bbcc cdcd.
4. since I am pretty sure this is just a variation of Ssu Yen Shih, I am adding to Drury's description and include the important feature of all Lu Shi poetry, this should be written with parallels

   Stand Off by Judi Van Gorder

   ice blue eyes search
   ready to lurch
   spots prey in flight
   light on his perch
   
   patient stalker
   quiet gawker,
   fine feathered flirt
   sparrow alert
   
   down in the dirt
   a killer waits
   songbird is curt
   trills as he baits