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a reflective ottava rima
The Ottava Rima
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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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Author Notes
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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