Her heart cries out tonight in pain,
a love so pure has now been slain.
She whispers to the darkness now,
she wouldn't have him anyhow-
swearing she'll never love again.
Reasons no-one can ascertain,
if any, they must be mundane.
Her love was too strong to allow,
a love so pure.
Look upon her with such disdain,
causing her such undeserved pain.
All she did was love anyhow;
all she did was love, even now-
though she swears to never love again,
a love so pure.
Author notes
The rondeau’s form is not difficult to recognize: as it is known and practiced today, it is composed of fifteen lines, eight to ten syllables each, divided stanzaically into a quintet, a quatrain, and a sestet. The rentrement consists of the first few words or the entire first line of the first stanza, and it recurs as the last line of both the second and third stanzas. Two rhymes guide the music of the rondeau, whose rhyme scheme is as follows (R representing the refrain): aabba aabR aabbaR.
First time writing one of these. Nice challenge! Dedicated to my "sister" Ariel and her perseverance through life's hardships and those who help make it hard.
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Rose ~ for a 1st time~ I'd really hate to see you on a 100th time.... This write is well done, and your words gave me poetic chills~ Excellent job!!!
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Thank you so much. And thanks for introducing me to a new form.
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Thank you. I realy mean it.
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You're welcome.
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