Scarred flagstones of fear refused to flee
'cross sands of deep-seated pain,
as heart sings and sways, she starts to pray
for her life to start over again.
Sorrows set still on thick swabs of cloth,
like clouds that rose from her chest;
she starts to pray as heart sings and sways
with wild wonders that dance by request.
She looked for hope and for faith anew-
simple signs in Winter's light;
as heart sings and sways, she starts to pray
for fresh belief that she'll find her sight.
Her soul was littered with only loss,
with promises and goodbyes...
she starts to pray as heart sings and sways
searching for old truths in love's new eyes.
Author notes
Pictured inspired:
http://lordravenous.deviantart.com/art/Angel-12736560
The ZaniLa Rhyme, a form created by Laura Lamarca, consists 4 lines per stanza.
The rhyme scheme for this form is abcb and a syllable count of 9/7/9/9 per stanza.
Line 3 contains internal rhyme and is repeated in each odd numbered stanza.
Even stanzas contain the same line but swapped.
The ZaniLa Rhyme has a minimum of 3 stanzas and no maximum poem length.
A contest entry
- Picture prompt by Lexie -.
450 points, ended September 2, 2008, 11 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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this poem sounds really good if its read aloud. I entered this contest too. I think you're poem really fits that picture, I wrote about sadness and dying, but not like you have. very creative I wish you good luck in this contes
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This is stunning.
Loved it.
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