Zebra long winged butterfly's style
Flitting from zinnias mile to mile
Its beauty always brings a smile
Late in the season it appears
Its colors offer many cheers
Not abundant, over the years
Though watching for one is worthwhile
They feed 'pon zinnias and spice bush
As the blossoms from the stems push
Quietly approach, press lips, shush!
Sit 'pon park bench, let them beguile
Rest, enjoy zebra butterfly
Time in nature watch the blue sky
Anytime a person can get high
Go to slow ancient times erstwhile___
Watching the Zebra Long Winged Butterfly
Zejel poetry form:
First stanza is a tercet rhyme scheme a, a, a
Second stanza forward are quatrains with rhyme scheme: b,b,b,a; c,c,c,a; d,d,d,a until you have finished
8 Syllables per line
Zinnia/s has two syllables and not three
I added the last line for effect. It is not part of the original poetry form.
The lovely smell of roses,
upon a Summer breeze!
Robins in the treetops,
singing happy melodies!
Precious purple, violets,
dandelions, in gold!
Queen Annes Lace on hilltops,
are treasures, to behold!
Spice Bush with its fragrance,
dogwoods bloom in white!
Bluebells in their sunny glow,
it's Summertime, all right!
However, Summertime is fading!
Autumn's on its way!
The sky's a greyer shade of blue,
soon we'll see a shorter day!
Trees will soon be changing,
to colors of the Fall!
Red and rust and yellow,
as they're standing, straight and tall!
Meadows, no longer green,
the grass will soon be brown.
But, Autumn will be beautiful,
as leaves fall to the ground!
Apple trees, in orchards,
with fruit both red and gold
will soon be, at roadside stands,
waiting, to be sold!
It's a fact, that Fall is on it's way,
right now, Summertime, is king!
But, vibrant colors, cooler nights,
means, Autumn"s in full swing!
summers end contest
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