'Chained" Nove Otto inspired loosely by Psalm 23. |
Beside Quiet Waters In pastures green, awake I lie, Bedazzled by the clouds on high - They move with such astounding grace. Amazed, I feel my spirit lift, First swept aloft, then cast adrift So far above my resting place. Though earthly form still on the ground, My spirit flits and flies around As though to flee from my embrace. Like torment of a pending storm May suddenly the air transform, So does a shadow cross my face. My spirit races back to me, It hides from that I cannot see, Our peace is gone without a trace. Then ‘cross the field a Shepherd walks, He smiles at me, but never talks. His presence does my fear erase. I barely see through tear filled eyes My spirit like a phoenix rise Above the shadow into space. My heart feels it must break in two With joyful song ‘tis born anew, Anointed with His holy grace. The air about suffused with joy, No shadow dark could Him destroy, Transfigured by this holy place. Won 1st Place in Round 16 of "Invalid Item" . Won 1st Place in Round 10 of "The Elementalist Contest" . Won 1st Place in Poetry Category in Round 4 of "Invalid Item" . Form: Nove Otto The Nove Otto was created by Scott J. Alcorn and is relatively new to the world of poetry forms, having been created in 2006. It has a basic construction of 9 lines, with 8 syllables per line. The rhyme pattern for the poem is as follows : aacbbcddc For more than one stanza, or to create a ‘chained’ Nove Otto, your stanzas would be structured as follows: eecffcggc hhciicjjc etc... For more information with an example, please see: http://www.worldofpoets.org/mformnoveotto.html |