These little people live here in the wood,
So simple and sincere among the trees,
In setting natural for such as these.
They live there where they know that life is good.
Some think that they are magic'ly possessed,
Because that's what the legends have foretold.
Along with a huge hidden pot of gold,
They'll disappear whenever they're distressed.
But if you win their trust with winsome ways,
They'll bless you with whatever you may wish,
And then you know you're in for better days.
They'll lift their hands and wave a magic swish,
Then "poof", it will delight you and amaze.
You'll never be again impoverished.
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Author Notes
These little sculptures that could be elfs, leprechauns, or gnomes, were found in my brother Richard's garden. I loved his setting. It inspired me to write this.
This Poem is a Byron's Sonnet.
Lord Bryon wrote several Sonnets. Byron's Sonnets are obviously influenced by the Italian form rather than the English and possess an Octave with a Sestet. The eight lines of the Octave comprises of a progression of three rhymes a. b. b. a... a. c. c. a., but it's the six lines of the Sestet that makes it unique, with its pattern of d. e. d...e. d. e. This was his favorite and signature rhyme scheme. The total interweaving rhyme scheme is:
abba acca ded ede.
It is written in iambic pentameter. Volta at line 9.
This picture was taken by the author himself on July 11, 2015.
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