Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen Poet Rhyme

Rondel Pain (For the Rondel Contest Sponsored By: Jared Pickett)

Rondel Pain

Poetry can inflict pain like a sharp rondel dagger, 
Encircling each word with bigoted judgments on hand. 
Down a spiral staircase a poet’s thoughts may stagger. 
Semi-circular fashioned, ideas traverse memories’ span.            

Hysterical, political…subject does not matter. 
Orderliness and cleverness mete out the author’s plan.  
Poetry can inflict pain like a sharp rondel dagger,
Encircling each word with bigoted judgments on hand.

Banter securely bound, released by creative augur. 
Can choose many words found in vocabulary land.
Lexis gone thrilling can kill the heart of an iceman –
Stop, please!  Choose kindly words; become a pain free enabler.
Poetry can inflict pain like a sharp rondel dagger.

© Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
June 2, 2010
Poetic form: Rondel  (Rondel Rhyming Pattern:  ABab, abAB, aabbA)

Thanks Jared for making us think!   

LEARN MORE:
1.  POETRY: http://www.ehow.com/how_16711_write-rondel.html 
           
2.  DAGGAR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rondel_dagger

3.  STAINED GLASS http://www.anythinginstainedglass.com/glass/Rondels/rondels.html

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Linda-Marie Sweetheart June 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM Congrats on your first place win with this great Rondel which is so impressive ... enjoy your top spot.. with luv from the "Sweetheart" in Hawaii..

Amy Green June 28, 2010 at 11:04 AM Awesome, I see why you got 1st~Congrats!

John Freeman June 28, 2010 at 10:58 AM Congratulations Dane on your first place poem. Agape, Moses

Carol Sunshine Brown June 28, 2010 at 10:13 AM Congratulations Dane Ann on your win in Jared Pickett's contest "The Rondel". Love, Carol

Mike Butler June 28, 2010 at 9:54 AM Congrats on the win. Great rondel! -Mike

Debbie Guzzi June 28, 2010 at 9:45 AM wonderful to see you in the #1 spot & excellent message! Light & Love "oh wise one!"

Carrie Richards June 28, 2010 at 7:55 AM Such a meaningful lesson in your Rondel, dear Dane Ann. Congratulations on your winning 1st place in this difficult contest!! ~ Love, Carrie

Jared Pickett June 3, 2010 at 11:03 AM I thoroughly enjoyed this rondel.... "Poetry can inflict pain like a sharp rondel dagger".... Excellent "A" refrain....... Whew, I have a lot of clever poems for my Rondel, as expected..... I am going to have a hard time choosing only one as #1..... Good luck in my contest with this beauty..... Much love......:JP]

Dr.Ram Mehta June 2, 2010 at 6:01 PM It's quite instructive and educative. Enjoyed it, Dane Ann. Good luck in the contest

Poet Destroyer A June 2, 2010 at 5:51 PM nice, enjoyed, good luck in the contest,.p.d.

Carolyn Devonshire June 2, 2010 at 2:57 PM Like the uplifting quality of this poem, Dane Ann. Especially, "Choose kindly words." We'd all be better off if we adhered to that principle. Love, Carolyn