Sperate the spaces,
Tracking our traces
We're not ever far apart,
The finest composed
Written with our prose
We'll sing slow songs of the heart
Feelings of freedom
Subset is seldom
Distancing, us from the start
Dissolve all the years
Bandage all our fears
Brought this harmony so smart
Glittering lights shine
Is this just a sign?
I believe He is alive
Singing grace divine
Breath soft on the pine
Merry hearts always survive
Christmas in the heart
Where joy and hope start
I believe God’s Son was born
On that silent night
When hearts were made right
Because our souls He’d adorn
By my window low
warm wind stops to blow.
Tune of rustling leaves I hear.
Sky gleams blue delight
cloud turns feather white.
I listen fall's footfall clear.
Trees soak colors fine
from the twilight shine
as the spent sun starts to set.
When the day dawns new
from crowned meadow's dew
autumn's radiance I get.
Greet this lovely morn!
A bright day is born.
Sun is on diurnal shift
Birds take on their wing
Soaring high, they sing.
In the sky, vagrant clouds drift.
The dale, dressed in style
Fragrant flowers smile
In me waves of pure joy rise.
Wind tousles my curls
Great beauty unfurls
Here’s another paradise!
Autumn Alouette
Autumn slips away -
Pearly mists of grey
Settle on the scarlet leaves;
Fields now seem forlorn
Gone the wheat and corn
Bundled into golden sheaves.
Daylight seems to mourn
Passing days and storms
Umber glories litter streets;
Crystal frost now plays
In a pumpkin haze
After days of solstice heat.
You don't ever pierce
Though your look is fierce
Each rose is safe in your hold.
Green snakes scroll around.
Flies move with no sound
In heat and cold, you stand bold.
As rose buds feel dread
Your sharp claws you spread
Are you their unseen backbone?
Each rose fades and falls
When Time, from far, calls
Do you mourn for them alone?
Winter winds how cold
with blinding snow bold,
skip us; I demand thee!
See the white flakes dance,
while yards they romance.
Winter days make scarce and flee.
Psychotic cold breeze
broken limbs dry freeze.
Vacant and hollow air spins.
Air is cold by light,
and chilled more by night.
Winter depression begins.
ALOUETTE
A tremulous violin rises into the sky
Leaving its thoughtful melodic trail
Faint echoes of English countryside
And for this listener, evoking pride
The lark still ascending, tells its tale
We’re left in tears and all know why
As I experience the Lark Ascending
A haunting, evocative arrangement
Describing a gentle fluttering of wings
The emotions that the melody brings
Wistful and feeling such contentment
The mood lingers with its soft ending
Early twentieth century composition
In some ways reflecting an innocence
With nature captured in that melody
Springtime fields, and life feeling free
That piece of work made such sense
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ true vision
Alouette, skylark
Get home; it's past dark
Nighttime has fallen too soon!
Alouette, so late
Fly away home, straight!
Fly by the light of the moon.
Dinnertime, skylark
Past time to embark,
Fly away, fly straight ahead!
Little ones pleading,
In need of feeding,
Tuck all the children in bed!
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Wow, this is an Alouette, a form I ran across elsewhere:
Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7
Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b
Alouette is French for 'lark'; I think this one sings!
Note: I used HowManySyllables.com, pronouncing a-lou-ette,
rhyming with silhouette.
Obviously, this doesn't work with a-lou-et-te like the children's song, sung in French.
Gardens at Keukenhoff (Alouette)
As the tulips rise
With their sweet surprise
Fragrance permeates the air
Colors cover land
From God's divine hand
In these gardens we all share.
Such astounding views
Come enjoy the hues
As varied blossoms cascade.
Seek a bench to gaze
At the mirror maze
With lush tulips on parade.
2-19-19
Gardens Poetry Contest~Premiere Fourth Place~
Sponsor Chantelle Anne Cooke
The Alouette, created by Jan Turner, consists of two or more stanzas of 6 lines each, with the following set rules:
Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7
Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b
The form name is a French word meaning 'skylark' or larks that fly high, the association to the lark's song being appropriate for the musical quality of this form. The word 'Alouette' can also mean a children's song (usually sung in a group), and although this poetry form is not necessarily for children's poetry (but can be applied that way), it is reminiscent of that style of short lines. Preference for the meter accent is on the third syllable of each line
~ Enjoy ~
(Alouette)
Take a moment now
To breathe deep that's how
Pause smell sometimes the roses
Smell coffee today
Spare a minute too
Enjoy before day closes
Just see more again
Sit back relax brain
Look at the beauty around
So much beauty's there
Many things to share
Enjoy all good things you've found.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2012
July.29.2016
~Author's Notes:
The "Alouette" is a poetry style created by Jan Turner.
Mystical sunset
Horizon's duet
Serenity's serenade
Wedded shivaree
Joyful jamboree
Evening's encored promenade
Take a look skyward
Keep your faith upward
Heavenly inspiration
Breathtaking painter
World's entertainer
Our holy aspiration
(form Alouette)
syllable count: 5/5/7/5/5/7
Rhyme: aabccb with at least 2 stanzas
November is here
the weather is clear
the Fall leaves are strewn around
parents teach their brood
the birds look for food
soon frost will be in the ground.
Still air holds a chill
the birds get their fill
soon the flakes will be falling
warm breezes don't flow
ready to let go
and Winter will be calling.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Nov.17/2015
I guess it doesn't matter if I'm using my I-Pod or writing on my laptop, there seems to be an idea to work with.
a former post...
Sweet Juliet Rose
of beauty composed,
with cupped rosette form of old-
Emitting from blooms,
Sweet tea-rose perfumes,
a fragrant scent to behold-
Sweet Juliet Rose,
elegantly posed,
with delicate textured folds-
Hybrid perfection,
with peach complexion,
no lovelier bouquet sold-
Crocus bow your heads
As you rise from beds
From your sleep beneath the ground.
Tulips where are you?
Please don't leave me blue,
Sunny daffodils abound!
I am seeking spring
Seen in everything
As cold winter melts away.
Trees soon come alive,
Little buds survive
And they bloom in bright display.
Then with sweet surprise
Beauty fills my eyes
And I hear the robins sing.
Flowers love the rain
Tapping at my pane
As I thank the Lord for spring.
May 3, 2017 (rev)
The Alouette
The Alouette, created by Jan Turner, consists of two or more stanzas of 6 lines each, with the following set rules:
Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7
Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b
The form name is a French word meaning 'skylark' or larks that fly high, the association to the lark's song being appropriate for the musical quality of this form. The word 'alouette' can also mean a children's song (usually sung in a group), and although this poetry form is not necessarily for children's poetry (but can be applied that way), it is reminiscent of that style of short lines. Preference for the meter accent is on the third syllable of each line (please see examples below).
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