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Terza Rima

Terza Rima, is a verse form composed of iambic tercets (three-line groupings).
The rhyme scheme for this form of poetry is "aba bcb cdc, etc." The second line
of each tercet sets the rhyme for the following tercet, and thus supplying the
verse with a common thread, a way to link the stanzas. The only time the form changes is at the conclusion of the poem, where the Terza Rima ends with either
a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet (like d or dd). There is no limit to the number of lines in Terza Rima.

Nature's Cello

Nature's divided into four seasons 
each eye-catching in a similar way
and yet, different for many reasons.

Winter's crystalline beauty carries sway
but She is both barren and deathly cold
with a hollowed-out heart of papier-mache.

Spring’s spectacle slowly breaks Winter’s hold
accompanied by a moist April breeze
She showers snowdrops as petals unfold.

Summer is known for Her emerald trees
dandelions, coleslaw, a picnic spread
grasshoppers, hummingbirds, and honeybees.

Autumn colors the leaves in shades of red
scarlet, crimson, puce, orange, and yellow
weaving a fitting shroud for Summer’s dead.

Together they keep the planet mellow
each a fine-tuned string on Nature's cello.


10/12/2019

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