Great Is This Joy! (Rondelet)
Great is this joy!
My soul--ever encompassing …
Great is this joy!
Having not a need to feel coy
It’s found deep within me…Shining
Filled to the brim --overflowing
Great is this joy!
Adell Foster Copyright © 2008 Adell1
The rondelet is a French form consisting of two rhymes contained in a seven line stanza.
Line one is the exact same as the 3rd and 7th lines. The structure is:
line 1 - 4 syllables - A (the same as line 3 and 7)
line 2 - 8 syllables - b
line 3 - 4 syllables - A
line 4 - 8 syllables - a
line 5 - 8 syllables - b
line 6 - 8 syllables - b
line 7 - 4 syllables - A
Copyright © Adell Foster | Year Posted 2008
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