On Through the Night ~ Square Poem
Today, Sam (aka @semaphore) treats us to a form referred to as the Square Poem. It's harder than it looks, and if it wasn't for those dVersePoets...I would have probably never attempted it. As it is, I'm a stubborn old fool who would rather put up something like what you'll find below, rather than admit defeat.
It's FormForAll...and I'd love to see what you bring to the pub!
On Through the Night
On through darkened night he rode
Through flooding rivers, over lonely hills
Darkened rivers carved paths in blackness
Night over paths, moonlit shadows danced
He, lonely in the shadows, love-light driven
Rode hills, blackness danced, driven mad
Upon the crest, there she waits
The bloom of love in breath
Crest of hill, stalls heart, beats
There love stalls, silhouetted in dark
She, in heart, in madness too
Waits, breath beats, dark, too lost.
~NH
It's FormForAll...and I'd love to see what you bring to the pub!
On Through the Night
On through darkened night he rode
Through flooding rivers, over lonely hills
Darkened rivers carved paths in blackness
Night over paths, moonlit shadows danced
He, lonely in the shadows, love-light driven
Rode hills, blackness danced, driven mad
Upon the crest, there she waits
The bloom of love in breath
Crest of hill, stalls heart, beats
There love stalls, silhouetted in dark
She, in heart, in madness too
Waits, breath beats, dark, too lost.
~NH
Comments
zealous wives
and please, dont call yourself old again...smiles...
wonderful job!
Don't tell me that I struggled with rhyming mine for nothing?
Nice one, Natasha, and a real poem in spite of [a.k.a. despite] the strict form.
A double square - a double hit to your credit!!! Brava!!!
Love these:
"Rode hills, blackness danced, driven mad"
"She, in heart, in madness too
Waits, breath beats, dark, too lost"