PPC 4

I Heard Today A Song - Week 16

I heard today, a song - before early dawn
before the light of the stars had withdrawn,
before the sun could his morning glory show
by casting his golden light upon the snow.
I smiled in surprise at this bright, cheerful song
that rang out in the bleakness of winter morn,
The song of returning, the song of his quest,
a covenant of mates as they built their nest.
A song for the hopeful to rise up and sing.
A song of the future our hard work can bring.
A promise that winter,must give way to spring.





Written for "Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" 

Week # 16

This week's prompt is a poetry form:

ELEVENTH POWER Poetry Form
(invented by Christina Jussaume)

The form consists of:
• 11 lines
• 11 syllables in each line
• rhyme scheme: a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c-d-d-d
• must be written about an uplifting subject