General Poetry posted April 18, 2019


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A Wrapped Refrain poem for Potlatch Poetry

When Angels Weep

by damommy

The Heavenly eyes look down at Earth,
remembering how God gave it birth,
celestial beings can’t believe
we disregard what we receive.
They see how wickedness so easily defies
the good in man, and tears fall from the Heavenly eyes.
 
When angels weep, or so I’m told,
the world turns gray, the wind blows cold,
the tumbling clouds throw down their rain,
the rumbling thunder shouts its pain.
But still, their ever-faithful vigil o’er us keep

while we are unaware of times when angels weep.




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#1852
2019


Wrapped Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of 2 or more stanzas of 6 lines each; Meter: 8,8,8,8,12,12 and Rhyme Scheme: a,a,b,b,c,c.

Refrain rule: In each stanza the first 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) in the first line must be the last 4 syllables (or 4 single-syllable words) at the end of the last line. This is what wraps each stanza with a repeated refrain ...thus, the Wrapped Refrain.


Club entry for the "Wrapped Refrain / Style 1" event in "Put Pen To Paper Potlatch Poetry Club".  Locate a writing club.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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