My Poetic Latticework

On the Open Sea

Come sail with me on open sea,
where whales and albatross preside
in spirit spree when we decide
to shed emotional debris.

The burden will lift when we see
romantic dreams push drear aside.
We'll sail upon the open sea,
where whales and albatross preside.

Waves slap the hull in harmony
with Neptune's pulse at eventide,
as stars emerge above to guide
the wanderlust, when our hearts cried
to sail upon the open sea.


Notes on the Rondel form of poetry ▼

Rules:
A French form consisting of 13 lines: two quatrains and a quintet, rhyming as follows:

ABba
abAB
abbaA.

The capital letters are the rhymes.


Example:
A Rondel for Margarita
Copyright © 2004 Gail Kavanagh

On the carousel, on a summer's day,
As the rest of the fairground goes gliding by,
We coast together, now low, now high,
But how quickly the moment slips away.

She laughs at the music, elfin and fey,
She laughs for joy at the sapphire sky,
On the carousel, on a summer's day,
As the rest of the fairground goes gliding by.

How sweet her delight in simple play,
Someday, without me, she'll take to the sky,
Brave little fledgling, ready to fly.
We must hold these moments while we may
On the carousel, on a summer's day.


Choices for the poets to make this week: Your poem can be about any topic.

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "