TheBanyanTree: Paradelle

[smack58 at nycap.rr.com]

While we're on the subject, I found this in my files.  I can't remember if it was posted here at The Banyan Tree or on my poetry site, but perhaps, folks would like to try this one, too.

Paradelle---The paradelle is a 4 stanza poem with a very strict line and 
word format. In
the first three stanzas you will repeat lines 1 and 3 and then use all 
of the words in line 5
and 6.
Line 1: A new line
Line 2: Repeat line 1
Line 3: A new line
Line 4: Repeat line 3
Line 5 & 6: Construct a line using ALL of the words from Lines 1 and 3 
above.
Repeat this format for until you have three stanzas.

Final Stanza: ( a real challenge to write )
In the final stanza, you must use every word from the three previous 
stanzas.

this was the example presented to me:

My dog's bark
My dog's bark
Echoes at night
Echoes at night
Bark at night
My dog's echoes

The sound carries
The sound carries
Through the trees
Through the trees
The trees carries
through the sound

He chases fireflies
He chases fireflies
In the nighttime
In the nighttime
He in nighttime
chases the fireflies

He chases at the
Fireflies in the night
My dog's bark echoes
Through trees carries
The nighttime sound.

I have a poem I wrote for this challenge and will post it when I find it.  I have so much in my file it's rather difficult sifting through it all.


Sharon