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The Rondelet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes and one refrain:  AbAabbA.  The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as long - octasyllabic or tetrameter

Example #1:
 
Such Happiness
 
Such happiness
Has crept up on me without sound,
Such happiness
Has touched my heart with soft caress;
All life’s sharp corners have gone round,
Since I’ve met you, my friend, I’ve found
Such happiness.
 
Copyright © 2003 Linda Newman
 
 

Example #2:
 
Happy Am I!
 
Happy am I!
For I have found a friend in you.
Happy am I!
The sun is shining in my sky.
I know that you will see me through,
No more will I be feeling blue.
Happy am I!
 
Copyright © 2003 Linda Newman