Ottava Rima
(“A Ottava Rima is a poem written in 8-line octives. Each line is of a 10 or 11 syllable count in the following rhyme: one octive poem abababcc; two octive poem abababcc, dededeff; three octive poem abababcc, dededeff, ghghghii…so on and so on”) (source)
A Lonely Drive
That empty road on which I would often drive
Where rows of haunting oak trees stand like
Guardians of that forgotten road, alive
Thriving on water from lake and sky alike
Rabbits run while there’s buzzing from the beehive
Bears and moose lumber across that turnpike
Oh, take me back to that road I remember
Where nature seeped into manmade cement.
What a delightful read! I was especially drawn to the last two lines and had to read them twice.
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Thank you!
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Most welcome.
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You nailed those last two lines. Bravo.
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Thank you! I do love those lines!
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