General Poetry posted September 18, 2023


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Watch Fall Switch Now

by RodG


Watch Fall switch now to Winter’s guise

as haze replaces bright blue skies.

A gray-brown hue have all the hills,

the nearby fields a farmer tills,

and yonder where the Blue Ridge rise.


Just listen to those honking cries

of south-bound geese, their long goodbyes—

so haunting that they give me chills.

Watch Fall switch now.


The change is swift I realize,

but I won’t try to eulogize

this Fall despite its many thrills,

nor censure Winter for its kills.

My purpose just to emphasize:

Watch Fall switch now.


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Rondeau Poetry writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
A rondeau poem is required for this contest. It is a fixed form of poetry. It is often used in light or witty poems. It often has fifteen octo - or decasyllabic lines with three stanzas. It usually only has two rhymes used in the poem. A word or words from the first part of the first line are used as a refrain ending the second and third stanzas. The rhyme scheme is aabba aabR aabbaR. See an example and instructions here.


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