Sorrow Rondeau Poems

DEAD RECKONING

That stain of guilt, it haunts me still
And it will live with me until
The end of days, when that arrives
As we account for all...

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No one will know how brightly she smiled
That it charmed her parents and beguiled
Those who loved her near home where she thrived
How she sang and...

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On cloud I could write verse for you,
storm surge drifted out of my sight,
placed me under spell of deep blue,
sorrow dragged me into dire plight.

Sadness...

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His day had come, and so He went and prayed.
The woes of all mankind upon him weighed.
His brethren slept; He knew what would befall.
His enemies...

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"The wind is the pounding of my heart."

Blowing gently, like a whisper or sigh
silencing my doubts, reminding me why
My dreams fall like starlight, singing
away the...

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Daily blessings from God are priceless gain:
Breath of life for role-fulfillment each day
Grace keeps on propping serenity reign
Love abounds toward kindness-driven way.
 
With bright providence...

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Please don’t tell me your sad tale of woe
When I am deeply hurting inside,
Trying my best to not let anyone know
I am struggling to maintain...

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Lay me gently down on a cold wint’ry day,
While the fireplace sparkles and blue flames rise
A day when the sun shines not to brighten, nay
Snow...

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In the dark night time stops to flow,
the still hands of the clock show
how infinite desolate pathos could be 
for life wandering in darkness lonely,
sunrise...

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Wait for me, I will follow you to
Wherever you and I can pursue,
A life not bounded by domestic walls,
A love which can flow amid the...

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Breathing silent hope through pain and its fears
Reaching past the sorrow to face the night
Learning to let go of hurt that haunts years
Lifting up one...

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No successes come without a struggle        
A pity to wallow in life’s sorrow     ...

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Last Love Letter

Adrift upon a sea of dreams
like paper boats on downhill streams;
my swirling heart is like debris
forever drifting endlessly
while weathered by your wily schemes.

And...

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How free I was, I did not know.
Growing up in Chicago, oh
Police in blue, protected streets.
Life was sparkling and sweet.  
Verdant lawns were so gleefully...

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Rondels, Roundels and Rondeaux

These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.



Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation...

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