An Attempt at an Awdl Gywydd Poem


An Awdl Gywydd poem is a poetic form found in Welsh literature.  These are the rules of the form:

There are four lines per stanza

Each line contains seven syllables

The final syllable of the first and third lines rhyme with the 3rd-5th syllable of the following lines respectively

The second and fourth lines need to rhyme.


This is a link to the page which does a better job explaining it as well as has much better written examples can be found here:


Here is my attempt at two stanzas, warts and all.

Trying a new poetry form

The words swarm into their line

Can I make this poem work?

Crafting takes guesswork and time


Hope I leave you with a smile

The trial was not too bad

This Welsh poem type is strange

Where the rhymes exchange a tad