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ROSARIAN SONNET FORMS

This form is a poet's delight as firstly it uses couplets. These are always a favourite with poets, and then it uses a link for those who like the use of refrains or French poetry.
Its creator Bruce Henderson, sets up the situation using two Quintains, the centre lines linking stanzas.
This gives a rhyme scheme of... a. a. b. c. c. .... d. d. b. e. e. The final quatrain which contains the closure or counter statement gives a choice of linking, and using couplets an envelope. The forms creator chose an envelope form.... f. g. g. f. as the closure in the following example.

Brave New World

A chilly breeze came through the Western sky,
As tumbled headlines scuffed an echoed sigh
Above deserted smiles and empty streets.
In faceless windows queries were withdrawn
From doubting where had all the people gone.

In ancient books a page was turned to dust
And language wrought with steel, bled into rust.
Yet, triumph lit from out these strange defeats
As flicking lamps spat out in sad dismay,
'no one did nothing to no one today!'

Academies unleashed a labelled pack
Of wizards whom lobotomised their Fates,
As lives were charmed to colour coded traits,
And time was spurned the grief of winding back.

Source Link: The Poet's Garret