| Horror and Thriller Poetry posted October 31, 2009 | Chapters: |
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My final Halloween Poem for 2009
A chapter in the book Twenty for Halloween
My Mind Astir - a Rondeau
by adewpearl
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My mind astir, I lie awake,
no way to make this fever break that comes with fear "it" will return, most cursed beast I cannot spurn, nor kill with cross or wooden stake. At every creaking step I quake; each passing shadow makes me shake. My innards with each new fright churn, my mind astir. This is no dream, make no mistake; no sleep is mine, I lie awake as for an opiate I yearn, while fevers through my body burn. The beast lurks near; I twist and turn, my mind astir. |
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cursed is spoken with two syllables in this poem, which is, I promise one and all, my final scary poem of the season. Happy Halloween!!!
The rondeau is a 15 line poem in 3 verses. The first verse has 8 syllables in each line and has a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The second verse has 3 lines of 8 syllables with a rhyme scheme of AAB followed by a 4 syllable refrain taken from the first words of verse 1. Verse 2 has 5 lines of 8 syllables each with rhyme scheme of AABBA followed by that same 4 syllable refrain.
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and 2 member cents. The rondeau is a 15 line poem in 3 verses. The first verse has 8 syllables in each line and has a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The second verse has 3 lines of 8 syllables with a rhyme scheme of AAB followed by a 4 syllable refrain taken from the first words of verse 1. Verse 2 has 5 lines of 8 syllables each with rhyme scheme of AABBA followed by that same 4 syllable refrain.
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