Experience can be the best teacher - but only if you learn! (Humor) (Form:La’Tuin) |
The Lesson Crystal air clouds my breath, tears my eyes, and the cold wind nips at my nose. I stand on a hill side and ponder - do these signs portend my demise? Fresh from my lesson, I top the rise and all I can see is the snow's mirror-like glare. I start to wander ignoring the signs that advise. I pick up speed – gravity's surprise – as I take up a snow-plow pose. I head hither but end up yonder as onlookers laugh at my cries. From glacis to steep, the changing size of the slope scares me as it grows. I pray for a fast first responder; I silently say my good-byes. Then it hits me – a plan I devise and I sit, then lay in repose. I stop as I flop like a condor. In the future, I will be wise. Crystal air clouds my breath, tears my eyes, and the cold wind nips at my nose. I stand on a hill side and ponder - do these signs portend my demise ... Notes An entry for day five of "Invalid Item" Prompt: Image Form: The La'Tuin consists of 4-line stanzas with an 'abca, abca' rhyme scheme that is consistent throughout each stanza. Stanzas 2, 3 etc. must all follow the same rhyme sounds as the first stanza with the first stanza being repeated again at the end of the piece. It contains a minimum of 4 stanzas, with no maximum length limit. A strict syllable count of 9/8/9/8 is required per stanza. glacis – a gentle slope For those ignorant (like me), the "signs" refer to a green circle for beginner's slopes, a blue square intermediate and a black diamond expert, and a double black diamond for suicide. Thank you for reading my words. Please, take a moment and leave a comment – your reaction, criticisms, thoughts, yes – even praise – all are equally welcome. Ken |