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Fragrant Wind Hums A Tune That Never Oldens #dVerse

 
Fragrant is the wind that bathes me
Pecks on cheeks and knee caresses
Pooled at my feet, toes it teases

Orange, red, and golden, I see
Past the tall steeple of the church
From the bookend, that is my porch

Hums a tune that never oldens
That the chickens and the rooster
Find it quite a slumber booster

And my soul listens beholden.
Held close in your arms, we downplay
Our gift of this life every day

There’s nowhere else I’d rather be
But here, regaled in sunset haze
When soon to you, I turn my gaze

Fragrant is the wind that bathes me
Orange, red, and golden, I see
Hums a tune that never oldens
And my soul listens beholden
There’s nowhere else I’d rather be

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Shadow Poetry– Invented Poetry Forms: A Constanza

Today, Björn is hosting at dVerse’s Meet the bar and asks that we try our hand
at a poetic form created by Connie Marcum Wong in 2007.

Björn tells us that a Constanza
- consists of at least 5 three-line stanzas
written in iambic tetrameter (8 syllables and four feet).
- The first lines of each of the 5 stanzas form an independent poem
(hence with at least 5 lines),
- In each 3-line-stanza the ending couplets should rhyme and expand on the topic on the first line.
- The internal poem given by the first lines should be reinforced by being written in monorhyme (all lines should rhyme with each other)
- The rhyme scheme is, therefore: a/b/b a/c/c, and so on.
- The poem should end with the internal poem.

I gave it a try and have presented you with my first Constanza. Hope you enjoyed it.
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Thanks for reading and I wish you miracles.

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  1. Grace

    I am smiling at that tune where the chickens and rooster slumber. Love this place where I am regaled in sunset haze. Fragrant indeed is the wind.

    1. Selma Martin

      So pleased you read, dear Grace. And so glad you liked those places where I highlight the ordinary beauty that exists for all of us. I bless you. xoxo

  2. Helen

    Your profile says much about seeing beauty in the ordinary … and is reflected in your Constanza.

    1. Selma Martin

      Hey, Helen. Thanks so much for mentioning my profile. Yes. So much to love in the ordinary. I appreciate the visit and comment. Stay blessed, dear one.

    1. Selma Martin

      I love your perspective, dear Daphny. Don’t change. I bless you. xoxo

  3. msjadeli

    I very much enjoy the journey through your poem and your wonderful conclusion. Very good energy coming out of this one, Selma.

    1. Selma Martin

      Hi, Lisa. I am so pleased you saw and enjoyed the simplicity. I appreciate the visit and comment. Stay blessed. xoxo

    1. Selma Martin

      So glad you did, Punam. There is a real undisputed fragrance and I know you know it too. Bless you.

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks, Ingrid. I send you blessings across the miles. Stay sweet.

  4. Manja Maksimovič

    How lovely is this! My favourite bit:

    >we downplay
    >Our gift of this life every day

    I also very much enjoyed the white letter on red. Sends you all the love.

    1. Selma Martin

      Thanks, dear friend. Glad you read. Yes, that red background called to me. Stay sweet and I wish you miracles.

  5. lynn__

    A lovely sunset with the one you love…beautifully written!

    1. Selma Martin

      Lynn, it pleases me so that you read and enjoyed it. Thanks for the lovely support, dear one. Blessings…

  6. Nope, Not Pam

    I loved the imagery, it was like the whispers of a rainbow 😊

    1. Selma

      A whisper. So lovely what you saw. Bless you.

  7. sanaarizvi

    Oh my heart this is incredibly gorgeous writing, Selma 😀 I especially love; “Orange, red, and golden, I see/Past the tall steeple of the church/
    From the bookend, that is my porch.”💝💝

    1. Selma

      Thanks so much, Sanaa. Your words inspire. Thank you.

    1. Selma

      Thanks so much, Bjorn. I appreciate you here.

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