A Dream Instead

Posted on July 29, 2021 by purplepeninportland 
Written for Go Do Go Cafe
Donna Matthews Challenge:  Rondel form

"The Rondel consists of 13 lines in 3 stanzas
Rhyme scheme: ABba/abAB/abbaA (uppercase letters are refrains)
Usually 8 syllables per line"


Last night, asleep, a vivid dream
rolled in, spared me routine nightmare.
Lolling 'neath lamplight–you, my dear,
serene, beguiling, eyes blue-green.

Your amber aura beckoned me
like a twinkling prism.  You were near.
Last night, asleep, a vivid dream
rolled in, spared me routine nightmare.

A lunette moon with smile serene
hovered over your sable hair.
We had not aged, we had no cares
together in the midnight air.
Last night, asleep, a vivid dream.

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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