With sudden dark
Summer’s storms announce their intent
With sudden dark
While the clouds send us livid sparks
Lightning strikes, and when they relent
They leave us, all energy spent,
With sudden dark
Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge #45: Summer storm is to write a rondolet inspired by her photo and using the theme summer storm.
Rondolet ~ 7 lines with 2 rhymes – AbAabbA
~ the refrain has 4 syllables.
~ the other lines have 8 syllables
No guiding star
Will aid us on this windless sea
No guiding star
With gems so cursed and home so far
We thought our life would be carefree
No thought to what our fate would be
No guiding star
This is my second response to Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge #37: Red boat, write a rondolet inspired by Odilon Redon’s La Voile jaune (The Yellow Sail).
As seen at Odilon Redon – The Complete Works, a boat (or barque) appears frequently in his paintings.
Rondolet ~ 7 lines with 2 rhymes – AbAabbA
~ the refrain has 4 syllables.
~ the other lines have 8 syllables
Image source: Indianapolis Museum of Art
To sail away
Let’s set a course across the sea
To sail away
We’ll board our barque at break of day
And journey then most leisurely
Together, as we’re meant to be
To sail away
Jane Dougherty’s Poetry Challenge #37: Red boat is to write a rondolet inspired by Odilon Redon’s La Voile jaune (The Yellow Sail), using the word journey.
As seen at Odilon Redon – The Complete Works, a boat (or barque) appears frequently in his paintings.
Rondolet ~ 7 lines with 2 rhymes – AbAabbA
~ the refrain has 4 syllables.
~ the other lines have 8 syllables
Image source: Indianapolis Museum of Art
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