And, All Is Right With The World

FORM: Constanza

The Constanza, created by Connie Marcum Wong, consists of five or more 3-line stanzas. Each
line has a set meter of eight syllables. The first lines of all the stanzas can be read successively as an
independent poem, with the rest of the poem weaved in to express a deeper meaning. The first lines
convey a theme written in monorhyme, while the second and third lines of each stanza rhyme together.

Rhyme scheme: a/b/b, a/c/c, a/d/d, a/e/e, a/f/f.........etc.

Constant movement of the ocean;
Breakers crashing onto the shore,
Kissing the land forevermore.

It always brings such emotion
Whether I’m near or far away,
When I think of its endless sway.

I'm enthralled by calming motion.
White gulls cry loudly as I stand,
Observing swells roll to the sand.

Like a potent magic potion
That captures me in its strong spell,
I must return; I am compelled.

I look on with great devotion,
As frothy waves wash through my soul
And I know God is in control.