My Poetic Latticework

Form: Ode
An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place, or thing.

Number of Lines:
Odes are traditionally long. However, I am asking for a minimum of only 12 lines.

Rhyme Scheme:
Although a rhyming structure is not an essential component of an ode,
most traditional odes do rhyme, and including rhyme in your ode can be a fun challenge.

Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any person, place, or thing..


Example:

Ode To A Butterfly

Oh! the butterfly
he flutters all day,
he roams the skies
with some delay.

He alights on trees, fences
and roses,
to whatever attracts his fancy
he will do his poses.

He's up, he's down
he dances with the breeze,
he comes, he goes
and does it with ease.

As I watch him
in pure delight,
I begin to wonder
if he knows his own plight.

For soon spring turns into summer
then summer flies quickly by,
the sun setting early
into a darkening sky.

The butterfly is gone now
replaced by snow,
but he will be back again
to put on his beautiful show.

Copyright © 2001 Lorraine Nisbet