Awaiting love at my front door,
I peek through teary window pane
as drops are formed from human rain
through silence that I can’t ignore,
awaiting love.
Enduring heartache as before
I hope and long for something more
that helps erase the written pain,
awaiting love.
And knowing not what is in store
I hold on to what I stand for.
A footstep heard, yet all in vain,
there’s no one there, and I remain
alone again, rain starts to pour
and you won’t see me anymore
awaiting love.
Author notes
rondeau
consists of three stanzas, a quintet (5 lines), a quatrain (4 lines) and a sestet (6 lines). The first phrase of the first line usually sets the refrain (R), but sometimes the refrain can be the whole of the first line. The structure is:
abbaR/aabR/aabbaR
A contest entry
- ONLY for poets with 10 GOLD trophies or More by Janice M Pickett.
450 points, ended June 4, 2007, 18 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Anything. by Sonofdead.
800 points, ended June 26, 2007, 138 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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beautiful imagery
I just adored this first stanza.
Awaiting love at my front door,
I peek through teary window pane
as drops are formed from human rain
through silence that I can’t ignore,
awaiting love.
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You are always so ecouraging. Thank you.
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This is lovely
Yes I am familiar with the style and I like it very much. This is a lovely poem. Thanks so much for entering it. -
beautifully done my friend! sheesh, im gone for a few days and i come back and i find all this great poetry, its awsome! hehehe =)
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thank you... i feel so special with all these comments on one night.
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why does everything with love turn out so difficult? oh boy, but every poem i read that you wrote is SO good!! perhaps i should read some more, and i think i will!
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well.. this does appear to be a great poem... and im sure it is... but i need to go read it again.. cuz i was a bit distracted.....
...... yeps.. i was right .. a great poem.. i like the repetition of your theme. and as usual your endings really make the poem.. and this one was great... really ended it on a somber note... or so it looked to me
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distracted??? hmmmm... i think i was a bit distracted when i wrote it.. maybe it just rubbed off...
you're right... it had a somber ending.... cool word... somber... anyway, i can't explain the inspiration (esp in the notes), but i'm glad you enjoyed it. thanks.
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Perfect Perfect Perfect Perfect
Did I say PERFECT!?? I am just thrilled to have read such a delightful Rondeau. Perfect form and a wonderful message.
It so comes when you least expect it - wonderful poetry AND love.
Stand proud of this masterpiece my friend. ~Pamela 
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you're the greatest... thanks.
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Oh this was fantastic! Loved the form..have yet to try it out! Brilliant poem! All the best in the contest!
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Thank you so much!
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"And knowing not what is in store
I hold on to what I stand for"
i like that...
AND THIS is more like going nowhere i know.. posting a few hundred peoms a day...
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ha! i'm just inspired, so the poems flow a little faster... but i'm sure i'll hit a dry spell again... Thanks... those were a few of my favorite lines, too.. just meaningful for me.
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