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
Songs of paradise: a harvest of poetry and verse Songs of paradise: a harvest of poetry and verse Songs of paradise: a harvest of poetry and verse is a 2009 collection of 52 poems by Ugandan poet James Munange Ogoola. The poems are arranged in seven sections: "Spiritual", "Love and life", "Mortality and immortality", "Poetry, song and the word", "Environment and nature", "Justice and governace", and "Tribute and Dedications". The book received both pisitive and negative reviews from critics. It was received positively in Ugandan newspapers "The Observer", "New Vision" and the "Daily Monitor". It received a negative review from "The Independent". Martyn Drakard of "The Observer", called it