Spring Is Here
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Ghazal
A form consisting of couplets, which share a rhyme and a refrain. The couplets have lines of 10 syllables (Including the refrain). The refrain can be a word or a phrase. There is internal rhyming in lines 1 and 2 and line 2 of each couplet with the refrain. Each couplet should be able to stand alone. There is no limit to the number of couplets in a Ghazal; however, a minimum of five stanzas is required.
When the snow melts all about, spring is here,
and when the daffodils sprout, spring is here.
When songbirds start appearing on the scene,
it leaves little room for doubt, spring is here.
When sweet sap rises in sugar maples,
and bears emerge from their dens; spring is here.
When Japanese cherry blossoms bloom pink,
while creeks fill with spawning smelts; spring is here.
When wasps and bumblebees start buzzing around
your first barbecue cookout; spring is here.
When hummingbirds and butterflies take wing,
and ants mark out trails to scout; spring is here.
When migrating songbirds start flocking home,
and honking geese head back north; spring is here.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2022
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