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A countess in regality,
A pauper left to starve to death,
She bathes in love, in luxury,
And as the other's choking breath

Is strangled from her whittled form,
Amidst the comfort, always warm,
The tears, the fears that mar her face,
Shall never touch exalted grace.
DFC 2012 Day 1 - The Rispetto

The rispetto is an Italian form featuring either iambic pentameter or tetrameter (I chose tetrameter) and the rhyme scheme abab ccdd. It is a complete poem of 2 quatrains.

It's been a while since I wrote my last fixed form, so I am horribly rusty.

I hope you all enjoy though. Welcome to DFC 2012!

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Sammur-amat's avatar
So much love for this :heart: