Alankar (Decor) -28 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Villains(Rondel)

The Rondel is:
a 13 line poem, made up of 2 quatrains followed by a quintain.
often written in 8 syllable lines, but the lines can be any number of syllables as long the measure is consistent throughout the poem.
rhymed ABba abAB abbaA, A and B being refrains. In French one rhyme is feminine and one is masculine, it doesn't matter whether the feminine rhyme is the a or the b rhyme.
composed with 2 rentrements. L1 is repeated in L7 and L13, L2 is repeated in L8.



Lot lots are villains surrounding
Like dust that helps mites to build mounds
Get housed snakes but there in mites'mounds
Dust and snakes no doubt surrounding

But they are rare seen surrounding
Not like mosquitoes in huge bounds
Lot lots are villains surrounding
Like dust that helps mites to build mounds

These are just few picks surrounding
Lot more in the guise of servants
Be it loam or home, those servants
Cheat, beat, loot to grab anything
Lot lots are villains surrounding