Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

by Chrissy710

The festive season has arrived
With all the fuss I have survived.
But now my friends I send a Cheer
"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year".

A busy time with gifts galore
Under the tree, I may add more?
To those I love and hold so dear
"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year".

The Christmas feast, a turkey roast
With spuds and gravy, coast to coast.
And to my friends and family here
" Merry Christmas, Happy New Year".

Next day the tree I'll put away
Get ready for another day
This wish I send is so sincere
"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year".

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Kyrielle poetry writing prompt entry

Writing Prompt
A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but four is the maximum in this contest.

Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB.

Mixing up the rhyme scheme is possible for an unusual pattern of: axaZ, bxbZ, cxcZ, dxdZ, etc. with Z being the repeated line.

The rhyme pattern is completely up to the poet.

Example #1:
My Bouquet

Some days I sing, some days I cry.
My soul's the one determines why.
Sometimes it laughs, sometimes it mourns.
On my bouquet are many thorns.

Wake up each day, face a dark cloud.
My happiness wrapped in a shroud.
The day begins; to me it scorns.
On my bouquet are many thorns.

Lay down my head, dark nights begun.
With the sad setting of the sun.
From all my sorrows my heart mourns.
On my bouquet are many thorns.

Copyright © 2003 Floria Kelderhouse

Example #2:
Beyond Mere Mind

A blue-white light appeared to me
at the innocent age of three.
Guiding me strongly, yet so kind,
beyond horizons of mere mind.

Given choices, each step I took,
good would tingle and evil shook.
Some paths in life, perhaps, would wind
beyond horizons of mere mind.

At times, I stumbled into pits,
drowning in darkness - causing fits.
Again, I'd see that blue-white find
beyond horizons of mere mind.

As long as I have energy,
onward, I go, on Life's journey.
Spirit, nothing will ever bind,
beyond horizons of mere mind.

Copyright © 2003 James Dean Chase

I thought I would use this Kyrielle contest to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

May the joys of the festive season bring you lots of love and happy memories and to those less fortunate I send my best wishes and hope yoir days will be brighter.

Kryielle is a 4 line stanza of 8 syllables per line
a refrain used in the last line of each stanza
Rhyme aabB ccbB ddbB eebB

Thanks for reading my work

Thans to Cleo85 fot the image The magic of the season

Memories

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