A pocketful of coins felt great
The pennies I had saved all week
bought treats to fill my chubby cheek
My friends and I could hardly wait
Together we would skip along
and sometimes sing our fav'rite song
Each Saturday we had a date
A treasure trove we'd find in jars
and boxes full of candy bars
Excited, we were never late
All week I dreamt of Mary Janes
and multi-colored candy canes
The store would open half past eight
The first in line I'd try to be
to sample sweets with joy and glee
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a rhyming poem about your childhood. It can be good or bad, happy or sad.
No more than 20 lines.
No free verse. |
Author Notes
Constanza
The Constanza, created by Connie Marcum Wong, consists of five or more 3-line stanzas. Each line has a set meter of eight syllables. The first lines of all the stanzas can be read successively as an independent poem, with the rest of the poem weaved in to express a deeper meaning. The first lines convey a theme written in monorhyme, while the second and third lines of each stanza rhyme together.
Rhyme scheme: a/b/b, a/c/c, a/d/d, a/e/e, a/f/f.........etc.
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