Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted October 13, 2009 | Chapters: | ...17 18 -19- 20... |
a reflective ottava rima poem
A chapter in the book The Ottava Rima
What Lies Beyond My Window?
by adewpearl
What lies beyond the borders of my view, past boundaries that limit and define? If I bid all that binds me an adieu, what vantage points and vistas might I find? Uncharted are the paths to all that's new, familiar are the fences that confine. I live in envy of the vagabond who ventures out beyond his little pond. |
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The ottava rima is a poem in verses of 8 lines of 10 syllables each, written in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is ABABABCC.
The final line refers to the old saying - Would you rather be a big fish in a small pond or a little fish in a big pond?
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