Two-Faced
A tyburn is a six line poem consisting of 2,2,2,2,9,9 syllables.
The first four lines rhyme and are all descriptive words.
The last two lines rhyme and incorporate the
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lines as the 5th to 8th syllables.
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winsome
awesome
fearsome
loathsome
man of her dreams – winsome, awesome treat
till hurt, betrayed – fearsome, loathsome cheat.
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Contest: Write Me a Tyburn
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
Placed 1st
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