The Poetic Musings of Dawn

monchielle (#107)

Midnight Oil

Burning the midnight oil
takes energy beyond
the light of tepid day
to draw down energy
before all thoughts can stray.

Burning the midnight oil
aids in development
of illusive designs
hidden from wakened mind
encoded in vague signs.

Burning the midnight oil
lets out what was hidden
bringing grim questions
of the human psyche
with evil intentions.

Burning the midnight oil
is the best way to live
letting out secrets deep
that festers deep within
exit only in sleep.


Monchielle
"According to Shadowpoetry.com, the Monchielle is developed by Jim T. Henriksen. It is a recent developed form, as on a different website the example he wrote was dated November 7th 2005. A new form to play with - still not an easy one.

The guidelines:

The poem contains out of 4 stanzas
Each stanza has five lines.
Every line has six syllables
Every first line is repeated and comes back as the first line of all the other stanzas.
Line 3 and 5 rhyme, in every stanza.
The rhyme scheme: Abcdc Aefgf Ahiji Aklml"