Consecration(Common Octave)
Consecration(Common Octave)
Common Octave is a double Common Measure, the elements are:
stanzaic, written in any number of octaves.
metered, L1 L3, L5 and L7 are iambic tetrameter and L2, L4, L6 and L8 are iambic trimeter.
rhymed, rhymed scheme xaxaxaxa xbxbxbxb etc x being unrhymed.
Consecration
What can burn dark and light the mind
What can cleanse the grime there
What can wash off the stinky smell
And cense therein with care
A mode of sculpting the hard heart
Into a godly stare
Dipped and dressed of scented prayers
Will do a lot to fare
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