As Trade Winds Sing

by visionary1234

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As tradewinds sing through silken air
and palm fronds whisper softest prayer,
by ocean’s pounding, frothy blue
on soft-spun sand, I smile at you,
and slide my fingers through your hair.

We dive down deep for corals rare;
fluorescent fish are hiding there
and sea-weed sways like tall bamboo
as tradewinds sing.

We play, as children … such a pair.
Like ocean’s deep - our love affair
sustains us till this day’s adieu.
I cast your ashes high into
the swirling skies, and two hearts tear -
as tradewinds sing.

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please pronounce "adieu" in the Westernized version, i.e. ad-YOO, not the French language pronunciation. :)

The rondeau is a 15 line poem in three verses. The first verse is composed of five 8 syllable lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA. The second verse is composed of three 8 syllable lines with rhyme scheme of AAB followed by a shorter refrain line composed of the first words of the first line of verse 1. The third verse is composed of five 8 syllable lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA followed by the same shorter refrain line.

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the warmth of winds, the warmth of love ... and loss

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As Trade Winds Sing

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