Rhythm & Rhyme Contest Entry - Jun 2010 - Rondel Form |
** Image ID #1684270 Unavailable ** FORM: Rondel - A French form consisting of 13 lines: two quatrains and a quintet, rhyming as follows: ABba abAB abbaA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. Cutting through the verdant green, Rushing quickly toward the sea; Swift and winding, it carries me, Onward toward the aquamarine. Red rocks and rapids fill the scene, Carrying me ever closer to thee; Cutting through the verdant green, Rushing quickly toward the sea. Together again, my dearest Arlene, And when we rejoin, I’ll take a knee; To give you this ring and you’ll agree, To spend all of forever as my queen. Cutting through the verdant green. AUTHOR'S NOTE: Apparently, I need to refresh my memory about poetry. I thought "refrain" meant that you had to use the same word in that particular line... so the above is a revised version of the poem, with all the rules of the Rondel form properly adhered to (I think). Below is the original I wrote - which I actually prefer - but it's not technically a Rondel. So the above is my official contest entry, and the below is just for your reading enjoyment, if you're so inclined. Cutting through the verdant green, Rushing quickly toward the sea; Swift and winding, it carries me, Onward toward the aquamarine. Red rocks and rapids fill the scene, Carrying me ever closer to thee; Azure will soon replace the green, When this fresh water meets the sea. Together again, my dearest Arlene, And when we rejoin, I’ll take a knee; To give you this ring and you’ll agree, To spend all of forever as my queen. In this land of azure and green. |