Alas, my lass!

Alas, my lass!

Alas, my lass had quite an ass
The other guys would gawk and follow
They hoped that some lame line she'd swallow
But happily, for me, she'd pass

My gal was smart and thought them crass
She scoffed at all the praises hollow
Alas, my lass had quite an ass
The other guys would gawk and follow

Then one dread day it came to pass
A guy came ‘round she found she'd follow
So off she went, now I just wallow
In self pity - for my lost lass
Alas, my lass had quite an ass!



* Rondel format - Two quatrains and a quintet, rhyming as follows:
ABba abAB abbaA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats.

(For the serious students of poetry, or those who care about nuances: while there isn't a specific meter requirement for a Rondel, I used iambic tetrameter for the A lines and iambic pentameter catalectic for the B lines, in other words 8 syllables da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM for the A, and 9 syllables da DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da for the B.  I also chose to repeat the word follow for effect in line 10 even though generally I would not repeat a rhyme like that outside the refrain)

* Honorable Mention in Rose's Poetry Challenge, Round 6