Exceptional A Rondeau Watch Fall Switch Now by RodG Rondeau Poetry writing prompt entry

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. 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. Author Notes Late Autumn by Len Stomski (2010). Courtesy Google images.

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