Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Rondine
The “rondine” is very similar to the rondeau.
12-line poem
2 stanzas
7 lines in the first stanza; 5 lines in the second
8 or 10 syllables per line, except in the 7th and 12th lines
7th and 12th lines are a refrain
The refrain comes from the opening word or phrase of the poem
Times I wake up not coping well
enough to force myself out of bed.
Covid-19, a living hell
exacerbates with certain dread
my claustrophobia, hard to quell.
Enclosed in mask, my panic spreads.
Times I wake
On days I can crawl out of my shell,
I see my sister. We walk ’til dead
on our feet, no gym, and feeling compelled
to exercise, ’til our skin turns red.
Times I wake
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