Sandra Haight Poet Monchielle Stanza

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

April Showers Bring May Flowers*

Month April tops the chart
for showers to appear,
with rain, both day and night-
and ofttimes does present
a most unwelcomed sight.

Month April tops the chart
hydrating soil that March,
with gusty winds, dried out.
Life-giving rain restores
root energy to sprout.

Month April tops the chart
for taking a back seat
to being favored time-
to nurture flowers that
make month of May sublime.

Month April tops the chart
for keeping us indoors-
for April's working hard,
with gloomy days and rain-
to bring May to our yard.

April 11, 2022


Contest: All April In Monchielle Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

Monchielle Stanza Form: 5 lines, line 1 repeats.
6 syllables per line: Line 3 and line 5 rhyme.

*The saying can be traced back to England from the 1500s poet, Thomas Tusser

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Sara Kendrick May 4, 2022 at 3:22 AM Congrats on this great winning work in Andrea's Monchielle Contest. WTG. I enjoyed reading it. Sara

Andrea Dietrich April 30, 2022 at 2:58 PM I guess since we have not gotten too much rain, the message did not resonate for me as greatly as for those experiencing lots of rain, but I really admire your way with this form. You did the form great justice. Congrats in my contest. Sandra Haight April 30, 2022 at 3:54 PM Thank you, Andrea. I had fun working with the form. We had a very wet, rainy April here in the NY Hudson Valley! So, that did inspire me to go in that direction! ;) ;)