Le Voyage Magnifique

Summer

Savor
gentle breeze across the meadow.

Cherish
last rose of summer.

Linger
in that precious moment.

Grieve
when it is gone.

Notes ▶︎

1. The Cote is a series of uneven couplets devised by Johnn Schroeder. The first line is a single imperative verb, and the second line is an expansion of that thought, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/cote/

2. Submitted to the "Senior Center Forum"  contest 12/7/2023.