~receding Space Between Thought and Action~

Reclining within spring's bouquet she thought,” Please stay, don't rush away, I so enjoy, these blooms of May." This maiden who boldly proclaimed wished only for sweet azure sky upon which white clouds could be framed without knowing the reasons why. Yet, deep within, a darkness grew like London fog, it changed her view and left her plea cast all askew. With every cloud, she graced with smiles a dozen more would turn to grey and through these hues she witnessed trials as heaven wept for man's dismay. No matter what the sky would bring to make this world alive and sing, she felt the pain from mankind’s sting. She knew this venom slowly killed, just like the years traveled from birth, each space, a wound shadows had filled in every corner of her earth. But then a spark! A thought divine! a revelation that might shine, to help her break apathy’s spine. She shouted truth, for so long slurred; that man was more than part-time king and he could change what was inferred, so she would see, a better spring. --------------------------------- A Double Sarabande Sonnet Specs: The Sarabande was a dance of Persian origin introduced into Spain in the 16th century. The poem follows the movements of the dance with its change of stanza form to comply with the measures of the music. As a “sonnet” it has: 14 lines Four stanzas Stanza 1 a tercet, rhyme axa or aaa Stanza 2 a quatrain, any quatrain form or rhyme The stanza forms may be mixed English: abab or abcb Italian: baab Spanish: bcbc French: bbcc Stanza 3 a tercet, same tercet form as stanza 1 a sonnet with a French tercet requires line 2 of both tercets to rhyme. Stanza 4 a quatrain, any quatrain form and rhyme Any metrical foot Any metrical line Some authorities insist on eight syllables but this is not cut and dried Rhyme scheme: depends on the form chosen. The volta the first line of the second tercet.