Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, R is for ...Rondeau. “A rondeau (plural rondeaux) is a form of French poetry with 15 lines written on two rhymes. Variant forms may have 10 or 13 lines. It makes use of refrains, repeated according to a certain stylized pattern. It was customarily regarded as a challenge to arrange for these refrains to contribute to the meaning of the poem in as succinct and poignant a manner as possible. The rondeau consists of thirteen lines of eight syllables, plus two refrains (which are half lines, each of four syllables), employing, altogether, only three rhymes. It has three stanzas and its rhyme scheme is as follows: (1) A A B B A (2) A A B with refrain: C (3) A A B B A with concluding refrain C. The refrain must be identical with the beginning of the first line.“

Well, it’s Rondeau-like…

Spring

The tulips bloom, the grass turns green
We wait until the bees are seen
to call the time of summer dear.
Although it feels as if it’s near
it’s not – be patient, be not keen

for time to pass too fast between
seasons. Sit back and rest serene
for spring, spring is here.

Sun shines bright when day is clean,
setting later, new routine.
Clouds and rain we no longer fear,
for frosty windows shed not a tear,
the winter’s gone, check out the scene
for spring, spring is here.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter R.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, Q is for ...Quatrain. “A Quatrain is a type of poem which has its lines of verse grouped in four-line stanzas. It is one of the most common stanza forms in English verse, and can be traced back to the ancient literary traditions of Rome, Greece and China. The term quatrain may refer to a single stanza or the entire poem.“

Streaks of light shoot from the sky
We stop in tracks to gaze.
I say I can’t believe my eyes,
Is it the end of days?

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter Q.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, P is for ...Palindrome. “A Palindrome poem is a word, phrase or line of verse which reads the same forwards or backwards e.g. ‘Able was I ere I saw Elba.’

Hope

That belief I am happy
Stops with
Sadness washing over,
Blacking out the sun.

Blacking out the sun,
Sadness washing over
Stops. With
That belief, I am happy.

(and sushi…)

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter P.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, O is for ....Ottava Rima. “An ottava rima is a type of poem which is composed of 8 eleven-syllable lines, with an a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c rhyme scheme. It was developed in the late thirteenth century and early fourteenth century for drama and religious songs by Tuscan poets.”

Not the Way to Spend a Saturday Night

Hospitals are nasty places to spend nights
in emergency room chairs designed only
by sadists. Or maybe at doctors’ delights.
One thing for sure, you can never be lonely.
Look over there, at the nurses in your sights,
And patients all over, handsome to homely.
When your name is finally called, you jump up
and hope you don’t have to fill too many cups.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter O.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, N is for ....Nonet. “A nonet is a type of poem which has nine lines. The nonet poetic arrangement comprises of an unusual format, where the first line is made up of nine syllables, the second eight, the third seven and continues, until the final one (9th line) which features only one syllable. The nine line poem can feature any subject or theme, and rhyming is not compulsory. However, it’s vital that a nonet poem flows smoothly and tells a complete thought.”

An evening treat and nice surprise was
going out for dinner last night.
No cooking, no cleaning for
me is a gift. So we
splurged on parpadelle
with mushrooms and
bacon in
creamy
sauce.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter N.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, M is for .... Monoku. “A Monoku is a type of poem which is made up of a single horizontal line. Traditionally considered as a haiku writing, it is currently accepted as a variant of the haiku form of poetry. Unlike the Haiku which is made up of three outlines with a total of seventeen syllables, Monoku features a single line consisting of seventeen syllables or even fewer. It contains a pause brought about by speech rhythm with slight or no punctuation. The first letter should not be capitalized – but instead written in lower case.“

7am is too early — for heavy machinery.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter M.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, L is for ... List. “A list poem is only a rundown of things. A poem that is made up of a list of items or events, usually without transitional phrases. It can be any length and rhymed or unrhymed.”

Things I see in front of me

Fireplace glowing
Kitties comatose, cat toys strewn and forgotten.

Books lining shallow shelves unread for years
TV dark and menacing.

Late-day sunlight reflected in stained glass
Laptop closed and ignored.

Pillows tossed recklessly on couches
Chairs empty, beckoning, daring you to sit

Lamps dark, not needed in the early dusk of April
Rug calling to be straightened.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter L.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, K is for ... Kyrielle “A kyrielle is a poem type that is made of quatrains. Quatrains are four stanza poems. A kyrielle is actually a French form of poetry. The kyrielle is also a rhyming poem so the quatrains must, in fact, rhyme in some way. Each line of a kyrielle poem must consist of eight syllables. The rhymes in a kyrielle occur in couplets, meaning every two lines rhyme with one another. A kyrielle poem can be as short or as long as the writer wishes, so long as it contains the original rhyming quatrain, it is a kyrielle. “

Well, this is not a traditional kyrielle because it does not have the traditional “Lord have mercy” refrain. Didn’t seem to fit here…And I did only do one quatrain…

Delicate blossom adorns plate
empty of food that did me sate
Reflecting in pottery bowl
Gone the image of sushi roll

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter K.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, J is for ...Joseph’s Star. Now, it will be interesting to see if I can do this in WordPress…might take some wrangling. Joseph’s Star is “a poetry form created by Christina R Jussaume on 08/06/07 in memory of her Dad. This poem has no rhyme, and is written according to syllable counts. Syllables are 1, 3, 5, 7, 7, 5, 3, and 1. The poem may be written on any subject, be center aligned, has no stanza limit, and should have complete statements in each line.“

Sit
quiet rest
contemplativeness
by warm fire still relaxing
busy mind bouncing from day
kitties cuddle up
time to sleep
sit

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter J.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…

Welcome to my April 2024 Great and Powerful Blogging from A to Z Challenge!

I’ve revealed my theme (A poem a day…with picture), and of course, I am unashamedly blogging my theme letters on the fly.  So, here goes nothing!

So, without further ado, I is for ...Imagism. Imagism is “a type of poetry that uses clear and direct statements in order to put an exact picture in the reader’s head.”

Theatre opens.
Fanciful designs in gold on wallpaper
with stone muses peering down
at seats slowly fill.

At the balcony”s edge
a man stands greeting friends.
I gaze around, in front, below,
waiting patiently,

hoping the chairs
in front of me are not
occupied by giants
or big hair.

Thanks for visiting my 2024 A to Z Challenge – Letter I.

Guess I’m kind of going rogue too…although I do like using the “official” letters…