Sanctuary

Sanctuary



There is a secret place I go
that’s only in my mind.
A place where quiet rivers flow,
a place where I unwind.
Whispering winds of memory
swirl in darkened mystery.
    Whispering winds.
    Whispering winds
that sing in dulcet tones to me.

There is a secret place I go;
a place of solitude.
A library of all I know
and all that I’ve accrued.
It’s unconfined; it has no end
yet not a single word is penned.
    It’s unconfined.
    It’s unconfined;
along its many paths I wend.

There is a secret place I go
that’s filled with calm and peace.
It gives me strength so I can grow,
as concerns I release.
I float in time. I don’t resist.
I view the wonders that exist.
    I float in time.
    I float in time,
no longer blind from worry’s mist.



An entry for "Paper Doll Gang Form Poetry Contest" 
Form Prompt:  Trijan Refrain ~ created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines. Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different. The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8. The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:
Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 syllables of line five /c
Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4, 4 refrain/8
Picture Prompt:  darks-daughter-hope-by-joshua-bigger.html