Roundels Poems - Poems about Roundels

...USPS Stamps Contest 7-24-25 Stamp Chosen American Treasures Louis Comfort Tiffany 2006 Tiffany believed stained glass was a spiritual experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T......

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... two roundels to commemorate the US National Day of Prayer, May 5, 2022 Theme: Exalt the Lord Who Has Established Us Behold, Christ stands, forgiving sin. Walk with Him - exalt ou......

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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 ......

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...two roundels “Mommy, let’s go ride Maxwell, Don’t say no again.” My son has named ev’ry horse on the carousel. “We will go soon!”, I promised but I don’t know when. “Mommy, let’s go ride Maxwel......

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...Medieval Poems How Long the Night anonymous Middle English lyric, circa early 13th century AD loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch It is pleasant, indeed, while the summer las......

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...Oft in My Thought by Charles D'Orleans translation by Michael R. Burch So often in my busy mind I sought, Around the advent of the fledgling year, For something pretty that I really ought To ......

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...Three Roundels by Geoffrey Chaucer I. Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty") by Geoffrey Chaucer translation by Michael R. Burch Your eyes slay me suddenly; their beauty I cannot sustain, the......

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...It was tantalizing, sweet completion Lines of blue ink filling white space Tastes of emotions, colors of consonants Music of vowels, syllables singing To create, and satiate Then, time thinned......

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...For those of a military cast of mind There are many poems they can find Which do embellish battlefield glory In the telling of their story. But for me there is another field of play Where mer......

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