Respite

Respite




Cool night air
seems to lift the scarred chair,
swaying to a garish Midway beat,
far above the daily cares and oppressive heat.
The world dissolves in a blur of light,
a moment of delight,
of respite.
Then, the illusion ends
as once more reality transcends
and I am plunged into the chaos and the noise -
a place of sadness, tears, laughter, joys.
I embrace all of it,
for respite
is not lost; it is found,
as the wheel of life moves once more 'round,
in continued motion into the dark unknown,
armed with assurance that I have grown.
I welcome, without care,
cool night air.

Notes
Day 1 entry in "Rhythm & Rhyme Poetry Challenge"  [E]

Prompt: Image
Form: Triquain Swirl (triple)
The Triquain, created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a poem with several creative variences and can be a rhyming or non-rhyming verse. The Swirl, is essentially two of the basic building blocks of this form connected by their 3 syllable lines in the middle. This may be rhyming verse or NON rhyming, it is completely up to the poet.
The syllable pattern for a double Triquain Swirl is: 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3. A triple Triquain Swirl's pattern is: 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3.

Before you tell me: yes, the first "respite" line doesn't work in the rhyme. I really do know how to pronounce the word but the form itself ends up with an odd number of lines and my choice was monorhyme 3 lines or pattern it - so I chose pattern. The same words begin and end the swirl and the same word is used at the transition. Plus, the first "respite" acts as a stop - a breather - then the poem continues without break to the end. So there

Thank you for taking time to read my words. I would appreciate it if you took a moment and left a comment. Your reaction, impressions, criticisms, - yes, even praise - are all equally welcome.

Ken