A Christmas drowning on the news tonight,
Her husband and her son were swept away.
Relentless seas selected them today,
A wife and mother helpless to their plight.
Strong rushing waves that overcame their fight,
And sapped their strength, this family betray.
A Christmas drowning on the news tonight,
Her husband and her son were swept away.
This family's Christmas plans would overwrite,
The mighty power of the sea display.
With no regret would take their lives away,
A widow now will never be alright;
A Christmas drowning on the news tonight.
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Writing Prompt |
Rondel
A French form consisting of 13 lines: two quatrains and a quintet, rhyming as follows: ABba abAB abbaA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats.
Example:
A Rondel for Margarita
On the carousel, on a summer's day,
As the rest of the fairground goes gliding by,
We coast together, now low, now high,
But how quickly the moment slips away.
She laughs at the music, elfin and fey,
She laughs for joy at the sapphire sky,
On the carousel, on a summer's day,
As the rest of the fairground goes gliding by.
How sweet her delight in simple play,
Someday, without me, she'll take to the sky,
Brave little fledgling, ready to fly.
We must hold these moments while we may
On the carousel, on a summer's day.
Copyright © 2004 Gail Kavanagh |
Author Notes
Watching the news tonight to hear of a wife who watched helplessly as her husband and son were swept to their death in the rushing sea on Christmas Eve.
How very sad I thought I would write this rondel in their memory.
13 lines
Two quantrains
A quintet
Rhyme ABba abAB abbaA
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Thanks for reading
Cheers
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