Excellent A marriage will amble on in its final stages of life. Making My Way by Nina Sexton Rondeau Poetry writing prompt entry Artwork by supergold at FanArtReview.com

Making my way through this thing called life Trying to hide the marital strife Walking on eggshells - dare we cross the line Tommorw - a Freudian slip with a bottle of wine Now, hush your mouth and be a good wife   To start each day with the shrill of the Fife Makes one beg to be stabbed with a knife I've untied my strings - but, dare we align? Making my way . . .   A lifetime of memories could not beat the rife The sins of time have become most trife No longer are the days when we fine dine Forever no more, former Valentine Enjoy the echo in its afterlife Making my way . . .     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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