an Oviellejo*
A quiet explosion of joy today
a bursting bouquet,
your old smile a comforting reminder
of a much kinder
time when life was just beginning to bloom;
ingenuous loom
just beginning to weave life’s droll costume,
the facade we learn to wear as disguise,
but for now your smile is a nice surprise ~
a bursting bouquet of a much kinder ingenious loom.
*An Old Spanish verse form (derived from ovillo, a ball of yarn). A stanza consists of 10 lines, with a rhyme scheme of AABBCCCDDC. The second line of each rhyme scheme, Line 2,4,6, is short line up to 5 syllables. The last line is a "redondilla," a "little round" that collects all three of the short lines.
You Might agree: Iambic comes from Greek.
Italian Anapesto Also was
originally attic: Clipped and Meek,
the dactyl Acts as opposite, Because
its Rhythmus (German) Is the straight reverse,
runs Opposite, Contains what may be worse,
that’s Not one short, two long. Would you Abort
a poem If it ran one Long, two short?
The Césure (French) is Lame, a rhythm killer,
the Spanish harder Yet – the redondilla!
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yes, the stars shine bright ere the clouds
bright spotlights in a vast darkness
sadly unseen, above dense shrouds
in the universe, it's vastness
on the night when clouds give in, thin.
o the milky way, its glory
many a tale, told on a whim
ere it is no jackanory
tales of many endings untold!
of planet earth? it could be one!
a story, as yet to be told,
ere we must stop all pollution!
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Serventesio
Type: Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic
Description: An eight-syllable quatrain rhyming abab. A variant on the redondilla. Schematic: Rhyme: abab
~ With The Lord ~
( Redondilla )
With the Lord each day can stand tall
The Lord is always our best friend
Broken hearts and lives He can mend
He can help us each day in all
With the Lord by side can pass test -
He teaches about love I know
Under His loving guidance can grow
Gods greatest of all! He's the best!
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017
December.04.2017
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV)
-“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16 (NIV)
- Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer
Romans 12: 12 ( NIV )
-The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14: 13 ( NIV )
-What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?
Matthew 16:26 (NIV)
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
- Mark Twain
~ Author's Notes:
The ' Redondilla ' is a Spanish poetry form or style.
The morning sky fills heaven azure bright,
and shining eye doth peek to show from height.
Earth's hymnal's opened wide for choral strains,
creation's chorus trolls the sweet refrains.
Birds warble tunes unscored from post and trees,
with early flights of droning busy bees.
The cattle lowing softly need their feed,
and bleating lambs with shepherd cry for need.
It's day's first light and colors wake anew,
with golden beams the palette's plain to view.
Of every shade this sphere becomes aglow,
for "I Am" paints his scenes including bow.
Dew glistens crystallike on flower's face,
embroiders greens and leaves with sparkling lace.
The white capped mountains rise in purple row,
their slopes alive where pine and aspen grow.
Our morning's fine cantata seems complete,
and we do praise this laudatory feat.
The stage's arranged with beauty so sublime,
the Play, Good Morning, shows its scene on time.
~Love~
(Redondilla)
Love gives it all and love forgive
Love is tender and love is kind
Life better when true love you find
Love can make us feel more alive
Love is great and love is sweet
Love for sure always comes to mind
Love can't be defined, loves always kind
Love is free loves delicious treat
Of nothing Lord wants us afraid
Love faith hope and peace thru God spread
With his love heal if wrong was fed
God's love is greater than all said.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2013
April.29.2016
~Author's Notes:
The "Redondilla" is an Spanish poetry form or style, with an eight-syllable quatrain rhyming either abba or abab, but in the latter rhyme scheme it is usually called, the Serventesio.
The Redondilla Origin:
Early 18th century. From Spanish redondilla from redondo round + -illa, after French rondeau or one of its cognates.
Have a Sardine? :
Oh how I love to eat sardines?
Just the thought makes my face turn puce!
Gas in my tummy, they induce.
They don't go that well with baked beans.
Sandwiches made with these morsels.
Can only eat two at a time;
taken with a bit of fresh lime.
Some people eat them with mussels.
The thought of these will make some puke!
Keep it away, he will rebuke!
The smell enough to make him sneeze,
the sight of which will make him wheeze!
Put one in the microwave and nuke.
He said: "Oh my God, this is Yuke."
Steven Beesley (c) 2005-10-03
Sardine:
A sonnet that uses the redondilla form as a base. Each line has 8 syllables and the rhyme scheme may be abba cddc eeff ee or abba abba ccdd cc. It is also known as the Redondilla sonnet, the Napoleonic sonnet, or the Sonondilla.
The rumbling sound flashes pass
Heads held high like soldiers in mass
Handles straight as a new lamp pole
These bikers are now on the roll
Soft wind caressing their faces
Holding on, ladies with laces
Gliding with a natural flow
As they go with a rumbling glow
Corners and curbs their hogs traverse
Rolling thunder with such a burst
Riding the shores this afternoon
Coming to your town one day soon
Comments: The Redondilla is a Spanish form of poetry. It has four lines with
eight syllables in each line. The rhyme scheme varies from aabb, abab, to abba.
This poem is about the rumbling bikers passing through town. It’s such a great
sight to see as they maneuver their bikes in their special way. It's dedicated to
the rumbling hogs of thunder with non-grumbling, mumbling riders!
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