Night Queen : Terzanelle

Stepping on stars,

she waves her black hair,

and opens her shiny jars.

Descending down stair,

murmuring songs in peace,

she waves her black hair.

With heaven and earth at ease,

basking under night’s glory,

murmuring songs in peace.

Night moon visualizing this story,

dancing along warm breeze,

basking under night’s glory.

Moon rays shimmering, absorbing freeze,

tripping on waves,

dancing along warm breeze.

Night queen brightens dark caves,

stepping on stars,

tripping on waves,

and opens her shiny jars.

A terzanelle  is a poetry form which is a combination of the villanelle and the terza rima. It is nineteen lines total, with five triplets and a concluding quatrain. 

O! Butterfly:Quatern

O! butterfly,  to where you  fly?

I see you rise to reach the clouds,

to kiss the mist, drink sunshine,

fluttering past watery mounds.

On to petals falling like dew,

O! butterfly, to where you fly?

imparting colours all so bright,

air filled with love and delight.

Hopping on flowers,

carrying the pollen,

O! butterfly to where you fly?

spreading life in and around.

Nectary juices flow abound,

buds of lilies surround with smile,

there you go flying  miles,

O! butterfly to where you fly?

Quatern

A sixteen line French form composed of four quatrains. The first line of stanza one is the second line of stanza two, third line of stanza three & fourth line of stanza four. Eight syllables per line .

A Blue Moon and the Yew Tree

Behind the yew tree,

hides a blue moon.

Its enthralling beauty ,

a silhouette of deity.

Blackness of space,

glows in faint light.

Simmering and flickering,

like zillion candles.

Silence of wild,

spread far wide.

But murmurous pond,

reflects the song of moon.

 The song so spirituous,

intoxicates souls .

Inebriated lovers ,

make abiding promises.

Their  eternal witnesses,

a blue moon and the yew tree.

Quest of a Mermaid

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I have dived deep to look for you,

braved sea storm and its creatures,

collected every pearl from its shell.

For only your silhouette in my heart dwells.

I still remember those days,

when we held hands,

splashed among waves.

But now they are just memories.

That fateful moment,

we stepped on demon’s chest,

and he turned you into a pearl and laid to rest.

Since, then I scavenge sea’s heart, to find my love.

Birds Of Winter:Terza Rima

Birds of winter sing,

a melodic song,

wandering far wide sailing on wings.

Gelid winter weather, oh! so strong,

but tender feathery birds,

enjoy snowy splendor as they sing along.

They give music to unheard words,

warming every niche ,

and infuse zest to passing herds.

With their music of wavy pitch,

I’ll remember winter with songs to enrich.

 

The rhyme scheme  "aba bcb cdc, etc." The second line of each tercet sets the rhyme for the following terce.