Do Not Despair

Cycles of life and beyond (Form: Rondeau)

Do Not Despair

Do not despair the summer's end;
the colored memories extend
through autumn's rise 'til winter's sleep.
The tears of time, as seconds, weep
the passing as the seasons wend.

The cyclic chains of time portend
a rebirth as the seasons mend
together as the clock hands sweep.
Do not despair.

Train your eyes; horizon's end
is not escape. It will transcend
the ashen past with colors deep,
pulsating as the hours creep
in a kaleidoscopic blend.
Do not despair.


An entry for "Stormy's poetry newsletter & contest"  for November 2013
Word List: despair, rise, autumn, chains, escape, ash, train, pulse
Form: A Rondeau is a French form, 15 lines long, consisting of three stanzas: a quintet, a quatrain, and a sestet with a rhyme scheme as follows: aabba aabR aabbaR. Lines 9 and 15 are short - a refrain (R) consisting of a phrase taken from line one. The other lines are longer (but all of the same metrical length).

This was written in celebration of monty31802 for his encouragement, his inspiration, and his dedication to WDC for the past 8 years.