England's a country I adore
Born there after Second World War
The lifestyle I love to explore
A mixture of commerce and peace
Farmers with crops, livestock 'n geese
Thatched cottages up for lease
Old time crafts, which I can't ignore
London, always a fast city
Nightlife, pubs, and parks so pretty
Some parts lead to inequity
Comedy clubs hear laughter roar
Travel to where dales can be found
Great undulating sights abound
Or caves where echoes will rebound
The rural side attracts me more
My memories of winding roads
Wildlife from deer to tiny toads
Patchwork quilts, their color explodes
Scenic vistas from shore to shore
I lament the ways those calm days
Have changed now into stressful ways
Society for which I praised
Has lost its unique ways galore
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Author Notes
Zejel The Zejel is a very old Spanish poetic form that-- likely an even older Arabic poetic form that originated sometime between the ninth and eleventh centuries. RULES for Zejel: 1st stanza-- a tercet (3-line stanza) with an AAA rhyme scheme ALL other stanzas are quatrains (4-line stanzas) with a XXXA rhyme scheme, so the 2nd stanza would be BBBA, 3rd CCCA, 4th DDDA, and so on to the end of the poem-- continue with as many quatrains as you like! Lines are usually 8 syllables long
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