Such joy rings out on Christmas Day
With words of love Christ's birth conveys
Heaven and nature join as one
New life given with God's own Son.
Let all the earth sing out in praise
In accord set the world ablaze
Let rivers flow, all lies undone
New life given with God's own Son.
Bow down in thanks, His blessings grant
To hearts His peace, eternal chant
Rejoice, the darkness overcome
New life given with Gold's own Son.
Such joy rings out on Christmas Day
New life given with God's own Son.
Author notes
Form - Kyrielle Sonnet
A Kyrielle Sonnet consists of 14 lines (three rhyming quatrain stanzas and a non-rhyming couplet).
Just like the traditional Kyrielle poem, the Kyrielle Sonnet also has a repeating line or phrase as a
refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the Kyrielle Sonnet
consists of only eight syllables. French poetry forms have a tendency to link back to the beginning
of the poem, so common practice is to use the first and last line of the first quatrain as the ending
couplet. This would also re-enforce the refrain within the poem. Therefore, a good rhyming scheme
for a Kyrielle Sonnet would be:
AabB, ccbB, ddbB, AB -or- AbaB, cbcB, dbdB, AB.
I used the first rhyming scheme.
Loosely based on 'Joy To The World' http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/joyworld.htm
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
In a list
A contest entry
- Allpoetry 2008 Christmas Bash - Form Version (win a silver membership by Little Eagle.
6500 points, ended January 17, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Christmas stories/memories and thoughts by cazzy71.
401 points, ended November 22, 14 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Beautiful poem. I've come over all chrismassy now
good luck in the contest.
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well written
The heart moving,well written poem,sums up all that yule tide should mean to each and every one of us. This is well written and so touching. Thank you for entering. -
ah yes, as i mentioned earlier, christmas is just around the corner, give it a few weeks and you will start seeing the adverts on television saying sale! a good poem.
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Congrats on the well deserved Gold. Your Kyrielle Sonnet flows like a river.
~Titia~
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Thank you for your entry
Beautiful. It reads like a carol or hymn. Lovely imagery and good flow.
The form was done right on point. They syllable count was held to and they rhyme scheme was well developed.
I encourage you to keep writing to read and comment.
God Bless and Merry Christmas
Tammy -
Now you dazzle me with a brilliant form, wowzers you are good. I love this little beauty it captured my heart and reminded me to give thanks even for the things I don't understand. Best to you in the contest
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Thanks
Yes giving thanks and sharing in the joy. And I say to all, even those secular...Have a very Merry Christmas.
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