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a reflective ottava rima
A chapter in the book The Ottava Rima
Unexpected Beauty
by adewpearl
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Bare trees that line a riverbank look stark until reflected in the limpid stream, for in its course what seemed severe and dark is softened to become a rippled dream. When what was stripped of life picks up the spark of sun that strikes a chord with every beam, there is no death or chill in ice and snow, but only beauty in the water's flow. |
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The ottava rima is a centuries old Italian form that consists of 8 line verses written in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is abababcc. There can be any number of verses though this poem has only one.
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