Before the sun has warmed the frozen soil
and night's dark shadows pass into the day,
my vivid dreams allow thoughts to uncoil.
I reach for pen and paper to convey
the poems that I wish to write today.
The words spring forth without a perfect plan,
and each one must be captured when I can.
For if I try to hold them in my mind
they slip and wander in the foggy mist,
and when I need each phrase to be aligned
the synapses of day start to resist.
I learned that I am forced to make a list
of poems that appear in dream's last wave
or I will lose each thought I wish to save.
And when at last I seize each fleeting thought
and pull the covers tight around my face.
I rest in comfort knowing words I sought
will wait for me upon a special place,
and I can snuggle in your warm embrace.
I drift to sleep in morning's early light
to dream about the words that I will write.
Author notes
A rhyme royal is a 10 syllable, 7 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcc. It can be written with multiple stanzas.
In a list
A contest entry
- Poetic Form: Rhyme Royal - Prompt - Dreams by Little Eagle.
700 points, ended August 23, 2008, 10 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
How do you think I could improve this poem?
Comments
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Excellent
A wonderful creation for the contest. And so very well done. Congratulations on the gold.
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Congratulations on the gold trophy. An excellent write in a form I have not used. The poem has great flow and the rhymeing is exact. Nice Job.
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Thank you for your entry
I am glad I opened this back up for you. I feel the same way, I must write my thoughts down for if I don't they are lost and as soon as I try to put them to paper I draw a blank lol.
Excellent job on the form. The syllable count was right on and your rhyme was well developed following the prescribed rhyme scheme.
I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.
God Bless
Tammy -
You executed this so well, telling a story, sharing a theme, and all within the wonderful structure. I think so many of us can identify with these words! I know I can.
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