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Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block

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#727804 added July 3, 2011 at 4:48pm
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Ripples
Ripples spreading,
Our souls dropped into Life’s River,
Ripples spreading,
As love and joy we are shedding,
What happiness we deliver,
When we become the gift giver,
Ripples spreading.

Line count: 7
Form: Roundelet, a French form, consist of one stanza containing seven lines, with a refrain and strict rhyme scheme (AbAabbA). While the refrain lines contain the same words, substitution or different use of punctuation is common.
Line 1 : A -- 4 syllables
Line 2 : b -- 8 syllables
Line 3 : A -- repeat of line 1
Line 4 : a – 8 syllables
Line 5 : b – 8 syllables
Line 6 : b – 8 syllables
Line 7 : A -- repeat of line one
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