Do-baytī (which, however, is very close to standard Persian). An example of one of his poems is the following: Do-baytī Do-bayti () (literally "two-couplet"), also known as "fahlaviyat", is an ancient form of Persian poetry. It is used to describe a Persian quatrain (a stanza or poem of four lines), similar to Ruba'i but different in meter. A "do-bayti" has four half-lines of 11 syllables each, and usually uses the "hazaj" meter: The first two syllables may sometimes be replaced by – u or – –. The rhyme scheme is "a a a a" or "a a b a". A well-known
How Many Miles to Babylon? (novel) and careful description" to depict the chaotic environment created by war. The novel also includes small abstracts from poetry and songs. The title of the novel is derived from a traditional nursery Rhyme, How Many Miles to Babylon?: <poem> </poem> When re-reviewing the novel in 2011, Philip Womack described the novel as "slim but emotionally hefty." For Womack, it's a poignant retelling of how the First World War erased lines of class, and its emotional toil: "Johnston's novel conveys both the insanity of war and the poignancy of unspoken tenderness." In 1982 it was adapted for television by the BBC,