Alankar(Decor) -148

Thirsty Crow(Octain) The Octain is an invented verse form begins and ends the poem with the same word. It was created by Lillian Mathilda Svenson. The defining features of the Octain are: an octastich, a poem in 8 lines. syllabic,2-4-6-8-8-6-4-3 syllables per line. Not a typo, the last line takes 3 syllables but the last word must be the same as the first. rhymed or unrhymed. If it is rhymed the rhyme scheme is AbcdbcdA Thirsty Crow Thirsty Crow called its clan On finding water pot On a parapet wall nearby Crows flew in at once and began Fighting and broke the pot Lo, to wait dry Thirstily