This poem is in response to a challenge from Pantygynt, to write a pure Dactyl poem whereby each line ends in dactylic end rhyme, closing with two unstressed syllables. So here it is

This is a Dactyl Poem
A Dactyl Poem is a verse, often used in Greek or Latin. While a Trochee is the opposite of an iamb, a Dactyl is the opposite of an Anapest. A Dactyl is a long syllable followed by two short syllables, as determined by syllable weight. In accentual verse, often used in English, it is a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
iambic - da Dum, da Dum
trochaic - Dum da, Dum da
anapestic - da da Dum, da da Dum
dactylic - Dum da da, Dum da da

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