In Pike a Virelai

Just a little tyke When on the hearth~strike Then blaze Warmth flowed throughout like Happiness 'pon trike Young days When you were godlike I'd feel dreamlike A phase Let me paraphrase It's not hollandaise Just dreams Down by waterways Where God I could praise Fish teem As 'pon stream I gaze Large bream dreams always Sea bream No_ hatchlings that gleam And bring forth moonbeams That strike 'Pon the eyes_pipe dreams Whipped and fluffed upstream A seiche Dreams come true it seems Strike brought fire agleam In Pike Written: 03/17/2023 Contest: Write Me A Virelai Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues Pike..A county in Georgia in which we once lived. Strike: Daddy would strike the match on the hearth to start a fire. Some fish when they bite do what is called a strike. Seiche: a disturbance of the water caused usually by atmospheric pressure change. Apparently, there are sea bream as well as freshwater bream. I am sure the sea bream are much bigger but those tiny bait fish I was catching looked like sea bream to me at my young age. Checked with how many syllables