Caught in the wind
like lonely crow’s caw of despair.
Caught in the wind
words spilled, lost to the world, then pinned
against a branch – a scrap of prayer,
tattered and flapping, yet still there,
caught in the wind.
This is a Rondelet (see below for sepcifics) written in response to “Fussy Little Forms” at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.
I couldn’t find who took the photo. If it’s yours let me know and I’ll either credit you, or remove it, as you choose.
The Rondelet is a seven line French poetry from with the following rhyme and meter:
Line 1 :: A—four syllables
Line 2 :: b—eight syllables
Line 3 :: A—repeat of line one
Line 4 :: a—eight syllables
Line 5 :: b—eight syllables
Line 6 :: b—eight syllables
Line 7 :: A—repeat of line one
Love this, Mary. A perfect format to give movement to your clever analogy of words, pictured as leaves spinning in the wind. Lovely!
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Thank you, my friend!
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I especially love that “scrap of prayer”. Lord knows, we need all the prayers we can get.
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Oh, we sure do Sherry!
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Ah, I also really like that scrap of prayer that’s still hanging on. And it brought prayer flags to mind, really nice. Cool photo, too.
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Thanks Marian. Not sure who took the pic. I wish I could give credit.
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Another windy rondelet, Mary, and a gorgeous one. I love the image too. My favourite lines have to be:
‘like lonely crow’s caw of despair’
and
‘words spilled, lost to the world, then pinned
against a branch – a scrap of prayer’.
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Thanks Kim!
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This is lovely Mary, and I do love your WordPress blog!!
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous write!❤
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Thank you Sanaa!
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Thanks Sanaa!
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The image and the rhythm in the words flow into each other so well. I appreciate you naming the type of poem and its structure.
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Thank you. Arati.
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Lovely! Actually, I just uploaded a ‘Rondelet’ of my own onto my blog. It’s linked below. I’d love it if you would read over it and leave me some tips on how to improve. With your incredible writing technique, I’m sure I can learn a lot from you. Thanks! https://poeticaparadisum.wordpress.com
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Thanks so much. I’ll have a look.
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Thanks!
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