Excuses: A Kyrielle Sonnet and Challenge

we should try this maybe

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Excuses

To all the words I do not use,
Like conflagration and chartreuse,
It’s not because I do not care;
I’ve lost you in my head somewhere.

Strange words like hagiolatry,
Which briefly means idolatry,
I simply cannot seem to snare;
I’ve lost you in my head somewhere.

Some words are abstruse, recondite,
The meaning’s not always forthright,
And some have syllables to spare;
I’ve lost you in my head somewhere.

To all the words I do not use,
I’ve lost you in my head somewhere.

The Challenge

Instructions on writing a Kyrielle sonnet:

1. There are a total of 14 lines:
   • Three 4-line stanzas.
   • One non-rhyming couplet.
2. Each line consists of 8 syllables.
3. The first line appears twice: at the beginning and at the end, as the first line of the non-rhyming couplet.
4. The last line of the first stanza repeats at the end of each grouping (a total of 4 times).

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