My Dad-My Hero - Win

( The poem is in a new literary form called Sonnetina Rispetto, originally a Tuscan folk song of the 14th Century. This is new version of the form called Rispetto) My dad was a man of honor His love I ruminate over A godly love he has given Power of his hands so secure. There’s nothing we could not endure He’s my mentor, my friend, my man My dad was a man of honor His love I ruminate over. So busy left slushy things to mom Someone that I can count upon A godly love he has given My father, my mentor, my man. My dad was a man of honor His love I ruminate over Dr. Ram Mehta ======================= Form: Sonnetino Rispetto First Place Win Contest: My Dad by Leonara Ghalinta *This form Sonnetina Rispetto h as 14 lines with 8 syllables in each line. It can be written in 3 quatrain stanzas and a couplet or with an Octave(8) and a Sestet(6) lines. The rhyme scheme is as follows: A1,A2,B1,c,c,B2,A1,A2,d,d,B1,B2,A1,A2. The capitals A1,A2,B1 and B2...stands for the refrain lines in the poem. ================================