Now the sun sets low from high;
while it sinks, calm dusk is nigh.
Oh, such bliss soon fills my heart
as pink, red, gold paint bright sky.
March 16, 2020
Contest: Let The Pens Flow
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas
Rules:
4 lines, use only monosyllable words,
7 syllables (words) per line
Follow the rhyme scheme AABA
Thematic progression of lines
He and I stood eye to eye
A stare, but did not say hi
I said, "No, these are my nuts"
"Got Kids to feed", was his cry
PoSpCtest, Let the Pens Flow, Jenish Somadas 4 lines, monosyllable words, 7 syllables (words) per line, Follow the rhyme scheme AABA
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