Fussy Little Forms: Rondelet
Happy Weekend, Toads! Today I offer to you the very definition of a Fussy Little Form, the RONDELET. The rondelet is a short French poetry form featuring a strict rhyme and meter pattern plus a lovely repeated refrain. It looks like this:
Line 1 :: A—four syllables
Line 2 :: b—eight syllables
Line 3 :: A—repeat of line one
Line 4 :: a—eight syllables
Line 5 :: b—eight syllables
Line 6 :: b—eight syllables
Line 7 :: A—repeat of line one
Garden Toads are playing with poetic forms today
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Moonlight Rondelet
in the moonlight
the blazing sun no longer queen
in the moonlight
magic appears, reason takes flight
and you and I stuck in between
can hear the spirits wail and keen
in the moonlight
You do the moonlight justice Candy, with your beautiful rondelet!!
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Thank you!
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Moonlight is spooky….and now you’ve added spirits wailing and keening 😨😨
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Beautifully haunting!
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Ah, the magic of the moonlight!
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I love this take on moonlight, a great time to watch the space
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Oh, this is interesting… magic and wonder but oops! We are stuck in between. You’ve packed a lot into this very small package.
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I love the spirits wailing and keening.
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Spirits wailing and keening! What a turn your rondelet did take!
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Yes, there is always a bit of haunting when night falls.
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Oh, that’s wonderfully shivery!
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