Created in the 14th Century, the rondel is a French repeating form of 13 lines, with each line containing either 8 or 10 syllables. It is divided into three stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABba abAB abbaA. The capital letters denote which lines are to be repeated as refrain, so line one also appears as lines 7 and 13 and line two repeats as line 8. There is a variant form in which line B is also repeated as a fourteenth line, but I am not using that variant.
The inspiration for this poem is the song I've sung at so many rallies, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine," which relates to the Biblical admonition not to hide your light under a bushel. One need not hide one's God-given beauty and talents in order to be humble, so long as those talents are used for good.

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