Reason A. Poteet Poet Rhyme

Autumn Leaves - Thumbs Up

a zanze

“Autumn leaves will bring poppa home,”
Words to son, Jon, throughout the year.
Pops had been transferred north to Nome
immersed in his army career.

Autumn leaves will bring pop
back to us; gone the sighs
of last fall when bounce stopped
'cause we said our goodbyes.

Autumn leaves will
bring us all joy;
bewildered still
is one small boy.

Autumn
Jon will welcome
with anxious arm and thumb.
"Autumn leaves will bring poppa home."


written 6 May 2016

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Sara Kendrick May 25, 2016 at 7:32 AM Congrats on your Golden Oldies playing on the winners’ page..Way to go!!! Aren’t those oldies impressive..Sara Reason A. Poteet May 25, 2016 at 8:29 AM As a musician, as a lyricist of sorts, yes. I guess it is more a matter of age. They impressed me then and still do.

Reason A. Poteet May 7, 2016 at 8:51 AM specs for a zanze: 1 -a poem in 16 lines made up of 4 quatrains. 2 -syllabic, 8-8-8-8 6-6-6-6 4-4-4-4 2-4-6-8 syllables per line. 3 -rhymed, Abab cdcd efef gagA. 4 -L1 is repeated as L16, L5 is the repetition of first 6 syllables of L1, L9 is the repetition of first 4 syllables of L1 and L13 is the repetition of the first 2 syllables of L1.