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a humorous ottava rima
The Ottava Rima
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Poets be Damned
by adewpearl
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A crocus somewhere sleeps neath frozen earth
to someday serve as harbinger of spring,
a messenger of hope who in its birth
will cause my soul to soar as robins sing.
A frisky lamb will romp with newborn's mirth
and joy will reemerge with all life brings.
Or so the poets claim, but all I know
are howling winds and growing mounds of snow.
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Author Notes
The ottava rima is an old Italian poetic form that consists of 8 line verses, each line written in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme is abababcc.
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