Thus the Wind Shall Lead Me
Oh, spiteful wind!
Thou leave me not an ounce of sanity.
Thou hurls his name 'round the eves,
whisk it across the stone chimney.
No melodious sound, a long mournful plea.
To my soul an icy pierce.
Oh, spiteful wind!
How long must my heart be thus immersed?
Oh, vengeful wind!
Sleep does draw nigh, I pray thee tarry not.
Perchance to not dream of him,
if his name, be not sought.
Thus, I will not cry out,
when within my sleep, I spy his visage.
Oh, vengeful wind!
Why do you persist in this missive?
Oh merciless wind!
Thou follows my every step,
along the path I keep.
When thou knows, hearts love, I've kept.
Thou persistent presence weakens me,
to send me back into his arms.
Oh, merciless wind!
why does thou leave my resolve disarmed?
Oh, restless wind!
Thou, so like my own spirit.
I wander through my days,
listening, so as to hear it,
his name upon your breath.
To sit softly upon mine ear.
Oh, restless wind!
Has thou caused me to give in, I fear?
Oh, blessed wind!
I thank thee for thy perseverance,
in not allowing me to forget.
Not letting me further feign indifference,
For into his arms, I have returned.
Happy and soon to be wed.
Oh, blessed wind!
Did you know, it was my destiny, to which you led?
This is a new form I have created.
I have given this form the name "Beseech"
There are 5 stanzas in this form
As you can see, there is a repeated line
in each stanza, the "Beseech" line.
Each stanza ends with a question.
Each stanza takes the same topic, yet proceeds
with a decreasing severity of the topic,
example: The wind went form spiteful, to
vengeful, to merciless, to restless, to blessed.
The rhyme scheme for "Beseech" is:
"Beseech", A,B,A,C,D,"Beseech", D
This will be the theme for my next contest
Copyright © Paula Swanson | Year Posted 2011
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