It is Day Seven of Poetry Month! I have chosen the Ottava Rima form for my poem today. An Ottava Rima is an Italian poem that contains of eight lines that rhyme. Each line has eleven syllables and have the rhyme pattern: abababcc.
Maxwell and Winston demonstrating the art of secret telling and keeping. You can trust Winston…he’s not much of a talker. Maxwell on the other hand…not a keeper…of secrets that is! Don’t know what I’d do without that love bug! 🙂
Secret Keeping
A secret to its keeper is a burden.
It’s an obligation true friends take to heart.
The teller of such treasure must be certain
they can trust their confidant to do their part.
For many have been burned by indiscretions
of a rogue who thinks of gossip as an art…
They say, in time the truth will be revealed,
but sooner if your “friend” is prone to squeal!
kat ~ 7 April 2016
like mercury colliding... 
April 7th, 2016 at 1:37 pm
I love how you explain what type of poem it is. It gives me a greater appreciation for what you are saying.
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April 7th, 2016 at 2:21 pm
I used to write a lot of free verse. Mostly because I wasn’t aware of the various forms. But I have a growing appreciation for them now. The meter and rhyme makes one’s words “sound” good! 🙂
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April 7th, 2016 at 2:32 pm
I find it organizing. it’s easier to structure ideas and to follow the content.
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April 7th, 2016 at 4:10 pm
Yes, I agree! 🙂
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April 9th, 2016 at 4:29 pm
Aww look at those two adorable doggies! Very nice poem, too!
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April 9th, 2016 at 5:26 pm
Thank you Kathryn. Yep, those are my pups! Love those two slobberers! 😊
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April 12th, 2016 at 4:00 pm
Yeah… and if he does squeal, I just remind him.. snitches get stitches… hehe. 😀
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April 12th, 2016 at 4:04 pm
Yep!!! That’s a good plan! 😊
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