When Lightning Strikes (A Luc Bat) Comments
The luc bat is a Vietnamese form of poetry. It means simply 'six eight' due to its pattern of syllables per line: 6,8,6,8,6,8, etc. It can be as long or as short as you'd like, but what really makes this form interesting is the rhyming structure in which the sixth syllable of every eight-syllable line rhymes with the last syllable of the six-syllable line before it, which in turn rhymes with the eighth syllable of the eight-syllable line before it. When the end of the poem is reached, the last line jumps back and rhymes with the first. In other words, the syllables go like this:
* * * * * a
* * * * * a * b
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Wow- you are truly a great writer. I hope to aspire to your level some day. My poems seem so simple compared to yours. Thanks for giving such great explanations on the different types of poetry. ^_^
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7/18/2025 7:18:22 PM # 1.0.0
This Luc-Bat rhyme scheme coupled with your heavy words really give weight to lightning, which, in all actuality, doesn't last long enoughed to be weighed and makes this piece feel like a powerful portrait of the exact moment of it's existence.