Oh, clouds containing moods
of dark sky!
They test the soul with endless gloom,
as shortened sunshine broods
angst awry,
when captured within Winter's womb.
Those days of Summer sun,
now are gone,
where twilight stretched 'til nine o'clock
on days once filled with fun
going on
as play and passion interlock.
So many days now filled with clouds,
rain or snow,
consume the day's truncated light,
as the seasonal shrouds
quench the glow
in Winter's short day and long night.
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Author Notes
This lament is about the shortened hours of sunlight during winter, that can create lowered moods. Called the Winter Blues, they are caused by days of waking in the dark and coming home in the dark, after work. Then too, many days are further darkened by rain or snow clouds.
This poem is a Tri-fall.
The Tri-fall is a simple poem of jagged lines, created by Jan Turner, that consists of three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines (all factors of 3). The rhyme scheme is:
a,b,c,a,b,c
and meter for each stanza is as follows:
6/3/8, 6/3/8.
This form requires little to no punctuation and can be written on any subject matter.
This photograph was taken by the author himself in December, 2012.
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