Exceptional A Kyrielle Two Corbies by kiwisteveh Write a Kyrielle writing prompt entry

I'm slain, my love, my life is done, The last great battle lost and won. The mist descends, but still I see Two corbies in yon darkling tree. If you do love me, come, I pray; Come bathe my wounds at end of day. With tender kisses help me flee Two corbies in yon darkling tree. Come tend my faithful hawk and hound And bury me in hallowed ground. Let dismal mourners weep for me - Two corbies in yon darkling tree.   Writing Prompt A kyrielle is made of quatrains that rhyme. Each stanza (that is a quatrain) has a line that repeats, so a line from a previous stanza. That line usually (but does not necessarily have to) be the last line in the stanza. Each line in the poem has eight syllables. There is no limit to the number of stanzas. Usually there are three or more stanzas. Any type of rhyme scheme can be used. More information and an example. Recognized Author Notes My kyrielle is derived from a very old folk ballad which tells of two (or three) corbies (ravens or crows) discussing how they will dine on the bones of a young knight slain in battle. In one version, the knight is protected by his faithful hound and hawk and his body is taken for burial by his lady. In a darker version, hawk and hound have gone off hunting and the lady has taken another lover!

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