We question why we don't receive
reward for each success achieved,
why much of life results in pain
instead of glory, grace and gain.
How dour those days we spend aggrieved.
Too often we are left deceived
by those whose promise we believed,
so when we feel we've loved in vain,
we question why.
Each time with loss we weep and grieve,
when darkness clouds all we perceive,
when doubts we harbor aren't explained,
when laughter from our lives has drained,
when faith we've clung to seems naive,
we question why.
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Author Notes
The rondeau is a poem of fifteen lines of eight syllables each except for the refrain line of four syllables at the end of verses two and three. The refrain line is derived from the first line of verse one. There are three verses - the first verse of five lines has a rhyme scheme of aabba.
The second verse of four lines has a rhyme scheme of aabc.
The third verse of six lines has a rhyme scheme of aabbac.
If that sounds complicated, that's because it is!!! LOL
This poem simply acknowledges that most people experience times of darkness and questioning. It is not meant as a negative statement about faith, nor is it meant to state that life is always hopeless. It is just an honest observation of a place most of us find ourselves at times.
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