Excellent Sloths are awesome Sloths by tempeste Share A Diatelle Poem writing prompt entry

are two-toed or three-toed. They spend their days well hidden from their foes.   Clutched to a robust branch, they stay put for hours and in so doing outplay skilled hunters like eagles, leopards and jaguars.   To mate, a male will risk his life, he'll stray from his turf just to have a lay.   Though defenseless and slow he wont be swayed.   For love, oh he'll go far       Writing Prompt Write a diatelle for this poetry contest. A diatelle has a set syllable count and a set rhyme. The syllable count is: 1-2-3-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. The rhyme patter is: abbcbccaccbcbba. It is usually displayed centered. See an example here. Author Notes

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