Where ivy climbs and water falls
are stepping stones
that lead beyond my man-made walls
to lands unknown.
All obligations left behind,
in open spaces unconfined,
I'm like a seed in soft winds blown,
but not yet grown.
Bewitched by strains of lilting calls
of birds who've flown
away from where the city sprawls,
I've come alone
to find a freedom never found
where I am by life's duties bound,
and here I'll stay, a rolling stone --
till called back home.
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Author Notes
The octogram is a new poetic form devised by fellow Fanstorian Sally Yocom. It consists of two 8 line verses, each with a syllable count of 8/4/8/4/8/8/8/4. The rhyme scheme is ABABCCBB ABABDDBB.
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