Looking back on 2015, it had its ups and downs. I won't be sad to see it go.
It started out with my wife's mother dying. I was diagnosed with Sleep Apia, and started using a CPAP machine. It turned out that my wife needed a lot of dental work, so she underwent periodontal work and had a new crown put on. Later, her left knee got too painful to walk, due to bone-on-bone compression, so she underwent a full knee replacement, and is working through recovery with physical therapy. Her brother's heart went bad, and he was placed on a heart replacement list. However, he has recovered amazingly and no longer needs a new heart. Karen's sister's husband underwent a hip replacement too. Our air conditioning unit went out this summer and had to be replaced. Our living room's love seat broke down and wore out, so we needed to replace it too.The Stock Market had a very bad year, and many of our investments declined. Our daughter had difficulty selling her house and getting into her new one. The deal almost fell through. In the meantime, her family had to move in with us for several weeks and we had to help bridge her loan. She did pay us back though.

It wasn't all bad. I published my second book of poetry in April. We celebrated my brother's Anniversary in July, and our 40th in November. Even with the physical issues we had, we managed to get out camping and on a riverboat ride. So, I am glad it's over. I'd like to thank my FanStory friends for your concern and prayers. Here's to a better new year in 2016.

This poem is a Triptic Sonnet.
This poem is a Triptic Sonnet. Never heard of that? Well, that's because I just created it. At least, to the best of my knowledge and research. You see, I like poems that have triple consecutive rhymes. I feel that really brings the rhyme to life. So, I incorporated that here in this Sonnet. The name Triptic derives from the triple scheme.

A Triptic Sonnet has the usual 14 lines, consisting of three quatrains with a rhyming couplet, and a volta at line 9. What distinguishes it is the rhyme scheme and meter. The fist line of each quatrain rhyme with each other, interlinking the stanzas. The next 3 lines of the stanza all ryhme, creating a elegant echo effect. The rhyme scheme is:
abbb accc addd ee
It is written in any iambic meter. I chose iambic pentameter here (10 syllables, or 5 poetic feet).

This photograph was taken by the author himself on July 10, 2015.

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