Do you remember when you lost your way?
For some it was disguised as childplay
In cool divisive shades of pink and blue,
the lines were drawn according to the rules
And differences were judged in stark display.
Some fragile hearts were broken in the fray
of bitter battles between us and they
And lines were blurred obscuring every truth.
Do you remember?
How magnificent you are in every way.
Your life’s a precious gift infused with grace.
Don’t let world fraught with fear subdue
the beauty of your soul that makes you, You…
Do you remember?
kat – 12 June 2016
(a Rondeau)
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 count)
June 12th, 2016 at 7:38 pm
That was just lovely, Kat!
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June 12th, 2016 at 7:41 pm
Thank you Diane. I hope You remember! ❤️
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June 12th, 2016 at 7:44 pm
Thank, Kat! 🙂 And you remember, too!
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June 12th, 2016 at 8:36 pm
Thanks! I do! 😉
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June 12th, 2016 at 8:39 pm
Beautifully written Kat! I don’t know if I could write a Rondeau like that. A bit difficult seem the rules to me. So really good poem you have written!
Greetings by Sophie
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June 12th, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Thank you Sophie. It is definitely a challenging form, but lovely when it works.😊
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June 12th, 2016 at 10:21 pm
Wonderful Kat x
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June 12th, 2016 at 10:33 pm
Love and hugs Lynn. ❤️
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June 12th, 2016 at 11:58 pm
Wow Kat, this is absolutely heartfelt. ❤
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June 13th, 2016 at 6:17 am
❤️
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June 13th, 2016 at 10:07 am
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June 13th, 2016 at 10:40 am
Thank you for sharing.
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June 13th, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Beautiful Rondeau. Memories abound.
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June 13th, 2016 at 2:32 pm
Thank you Mandi…I’m glad you’re remembering.
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June 15th, 2016 at 12:38 pm
Eloquent and extraordinary. I cried.
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June 15th, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Thank you so much…peace and love to you. ❤️
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