Stanzaic Poems

The Weight of Heights

They called him a child of the sky,
a storm-born spark, a rising sun
His steps were light, his hands were quick,
he climbed before he learned to run

The world below had sung his name,
its voices laced with awe and might
You’ll reach the peak they whispered low,
where all the stars align in light

He climbed through fire, through fractured bone,
through sleepless nights that burned like day
And at the top, at last, he swore
there’d be no farther left to stray

But summits blur, and clouds deceive,
each height unfolds another gate
Above him, figures loomed like wraiths,
their flesh decayed, yet climbed for weight.

And so he clings, too proud to fall,
too lost to chase another flight.
He wonders if the climb was worth
a life spent fearing a lesser height.

Perfect Words

Two guys, wannabe poets decided
to compose a unique poem jointly;
both agreed terms of writing conjointly
with rhymes and syllables as per guidance.

Thought each will write one line a few times to
form poem, the result will be breakthrough.
First wrote, if you fail, I will take final
call; No, wrote other guy, how can you do?

If you need me, I will reciprocate;
it's wrong, you don't pick up phone, I've noticed;
If you cry, I'll wipe tears; Oh! That’s bogus.
Why you write such response to irritate?

Can't you think  perfect words  what will touch hearts
Think afresh, don't stop  thoughts flow once it starts.
~X~X~X~

Queen’s Sonnet::Created by Lisa Morris writing on All Poetry as Streambed
Syllabic: 10 syllables per line, meter optional
Stanzaic: 3 Quatrain plus a couplet
Rhyme Scheme: abba ccac deed ff

Pasted from http://poetscollective.org/everysonnet/queens-sonnet/
Thanks to Mr Lawrence Eberhart for the resource at Poets COLLECTIVE Site.

Don'T Worry

Dad, should we close the window before night?
Friends told, ghosts come after midnight church bell.
Though I've not seen ghosts, but friends understand
ghosts’ arrival in rooms, how they can tell?


Friends say, they hear ghosts' whisper, but no yell;
play with toys sitting on windowsill, slammed
while leaving; friends complain their muscles ache,
feel heavy, they are unable to stand.

Dad, do ghost absorbs their strength,  they can't stand?
Friends hide colored pencils as ghosts do break;
they feel, ghosts misplace items those weighed light;
find room disorganized, wait for daybreak.

Birds remind my friends, it’s time to awake;
don't worry, ghosts stay away from the light.
~X~X~X~

Visayan splash
This is a sonnet form invented and named
by Jose Rizal M. Reyes of the Philippines.
It is stanzaic, consisting of three quatrains and a couplet
It is written in iambic pentameter.
The rhyme scheme is: abcb bcdc cdad da

Pasted from http://poetscollective.org/everysonnet/visayan-splash/
Thanks to Mr Lawrence Eberhart for the resource at Poets COLLECTIVE Site

First Birthday

Pretty little princess
in bows and pink sundress
gifts and presents wondrous
year old today

Ribbons, sashes, ruffles
on floor crawls and shuffles
loud laughter and snuffles
childlike display

Mom and dad are so-so
lives changed a year ago
turned their whole world wacko
baby array

Parents hug each other
promise are still lovers
with a year now over
need time away

Grandparents blow kisses
friends and others wishes
party favor glitches
happy birthday

April 14, 2018

*Violette Poem Contest
By Mick Talbot
Second Place


*Violette is stanzaic, rhymed, unlimited quatrains, (in this contest minium 5), in the aaaB cccB and so on, feminine rhyming scheme. B is a linking rhyme from stanza to stanza. 
Syllables, 6,6,6,4, per line.

A Kyrielle Hymn - Stop Polluting

STOP POLLUTING
A
KYRIELLE HYMN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Heed climate warming it's for real!
Not all life can adapt,
symbiotic pairs will, yes keel,
sadly becoming fact!
Stop polluting, recycle, please!

Time is running out we must act,
help nature right our wrongs!
Simple things like recycle that,
sweet smelling or it pongs
Stop polluting, recycle, please!

Mother nature still begging help.
Seasons fickle, forlorn.
Yes, she can see us suffer, yelp!
Begging is not her norm.
Stop polluting, recycle, please!
~~~~~~~~~~~
NB The only thing it has in common with Kyrielle is the refrain.
Kyrielle Hymn
Type: Structure, Metrical Requirement, Repetitive Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic
Description: A hymnal stanza with appended one line iambic tetrameter refrain.
Origin: American
Schematic: ababR cdcdR, etc.
Rhythm:
xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX
xX xX xX
xX xX xX xX
Rhythm/Stanza Length: 5
Pasted from: Poets Collective:
http://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/tag/iambic-tetrameter/page/2/

A Serventisio Poem - Ere the Clouds

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Serventesio
Type:  Structure, Metrical Requirement, Rhyme Scheme Requirement, Stanzaic
Description:  An eight-syllable quatrain rhyming abab. A variant on the redondilla. Schematic: Rhyme: abab

Seicinque Poetry - the Suicidal Knife

THE SUICIDAL KNIFE
~~~~~~~~~~~~

Stop pollution I say!
it's killing all life!
warming the climate!
causing so much strife!

The moment is right now
it's killing all life!
warming the climate!
it's becoming rife

were told it is to late
it's killing all life!
warming the climate
a suicidal knife
~~~~~~~

The Seicinque is:
? stanzaic, written in any number of quatrains.
? syllabic, 6-5-5-5 syllables per line.
? rhyme, xABa xABa xABa etc x being unrhymed.
? composed with L2 and L3 repeated as a refrain.

In Old California

Chaucer's Stanzaic Form
Iambic Pentameter

In sunny Southern California late,
when grandiose Dons rode their charging steeds,
and women deemed that males should rule their fate,
vast cattle ranches great supplied all needs.
Ships came from foreign shores with trinkets, beads
to take away the cattle hides well dried
for Boston market leather stores' strong pleads.
Within these ships large fortunes often ride.

At Peralta the combers break but low,
and boats do carry mates ashore with ease.
Yet they are safe since waves are no big foe.
The harbor's deep and wide with gentle breeze;
in winter, weather's mild - there's no raw freeze.
Soft rain falls gently, seen without a force,
and people show short sleeves on streets, such please.
Religious holidays abound of course.

Glows Like Golden Grain - the Bragi Style

~Glows Like Golden Grain ~
( Bragi )

Beautiful first spring day
Bountiful sun but then may rain
Enticing spring is here again at last 
Each ray of sun illuminates so fast
Bright sunshine glows like golden grain
Glad spring shines bright this day.

Butterfly dance here and there fast
Most beautiful springs here again
The airs so mild today
The sky is blue and clouds hide and play
So lovely the sun rays sustain
And to all its beams of warm light it cast.


Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2017


June.01.2017


“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” 
- Mark Twain 


~Author's Notes:

 
 The 'Bragi' is said to be suited for scenic beauty and “the elfin”. Created by Thelma Allinder, it became popular through a 1950’s publication,Scimitar and Song.
 The Bragi is stanzaic, written in 2 sixains. (12 lines)
 syllabic,6/8/10/10/8/6/10/8/6/6/8/10 syllables per line.

 Rhymed, rhyme scheme abccba cbaabc. (abccbacbaabc)

Remember His Promises - the Brace Octave Style

~Remember His Promises~
 ( Brace Octove )


 Pray for love, peace today
 Stay focus in God, heart, mind
 Remember Lord is kind
 God can help each single day
 And each step of your way
 Walk in His light, not blind
 Remember Lord is kind
 Love, worship pray each day.


 Dorian Petersen Potter
 aka ladydp2000
 copyright@2017


 April.24.3017


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 )


“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” 
- Mark Twain 



~Author's  Notes:

 The  "Brace Octave" is An eight-line stanzaic form or style of  English origin. The Italian octave is a subgenre of this.

W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style

~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories through

Co-authors make an awesome team
United they share more than their writing
Their love for words make heart sing
Co-authors make an awesome team

United they share more than writing
They want to work in harmony all the time
Writers deserve recognition and that they do
United they share more than writing 

They want to work in harmony all the time
Writers love to write a great story through
Some can make us happy and some blue
They want to work in harmony all the time

Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have in common more than it seem
Writers love to write a great story through.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014



December.29.2016



~Author's Notes:

The "Catena Rondo" is a stanzaic form created by 20th century Canadian educator, author and poet, Robin Skelton.

W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style

~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories through

Co-authors make an awesome team
United they share more than their writing
Their love for words make heart sing
Co-authors make an awesome team

United they share more than writing
They want to work in harmony all the time
Writers deserve recognition and that they do
United they share more than writing 

They want to work in harmony all the time
Writers love to write a great story through
Some can make us happy and some blue
They want to work in harmony all the time

Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have in common more than it seem
Writers love to write a great story through.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014



September.12.2016



~Author's Notes:

The "Catena Rondo" is a stanzaic form created by 20th century Canadian educator, author and poet, Robin Skelton.

He Knows - the Catena Rondo Style

~He Knows ~
(The Catena Rondo)

God knows all our present  past and future
He created us with a great plan in mind
He wants us saved and love in heart to find
God knows all our present  past and future

He created us with a great plan in mind
God knows what's in store for you and me
He knows men' hearts and wants us free
He created us with a great plan in mind

God knows what's in store for you and me
And knows what's in our minds and hearts
He loves us all right from the very start
God knows what's in store for you and me

He knows everything out there for anyone to know
God knows all our present past and future
This is a fact according to the Good Book for sure
He knows everything out there for anyone to know

God knows all our present past and future
He created us with a great plan in mind
He wants us saved and love in heart to find
God knows all our present past and future.


Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014


July.13.2016


~Author's  Notes:

The " Catena Rondo " is a stanzaic form or style created by 20th century Canadian educator, author and poet, Robin Skelton.

W R I T E R S - the Catena Rondo Style

~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seems
Writers love to write great stories through

Co-authors make an awesome team
United they share more than their writing
Their love for words make heart sing
Co-authors make an awesome team

United they share more than writing
They want to work in harmony all time too
Writers deserve recognition and that they do
United they share more than writing 

They want to work in harmony all time too
Writers love to write a great story through
Some can make us happy and some blue
They want to work in harmony all time too

Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have in common more than it seems
Writers love to write a great story through.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014



July.12.2016


~Author's  Notes:

The " Catena Rondo " is a stanzaic form created by 20th century Canadian educator, author and poet, Robin Skelton.

Writers -The Catena Rondo Style

~Writers~
(Catena Rondo)


Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have more in common than it seem
Writers love to write great stories through

Co-authors make an awesome team
United they share more than their writing
Their love for words make heart sing
Co-authors make an awesome team

United they share more than writing
They want to work in harmony all time too
Writers deserve recognition and that they do
United they share more than writing 

They want to work in harmony all time too
Writers love to write a great story through
Some can make us happy and some blue
They want to work in harmony all time too

Writers love to write a great story through
Co-authors make an awesome team
All have in common more than it seem
Writers love to write a great story through.



Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2014



May.06.2016




~Author's Notes:


The "Catena Rondo" is a stanzaic form created by 20th century Canadian educator, author and poet, Robin Skelton.

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