The Bee Hive : Rannaicheacht Ghairid

The bee hive,

a miracle of strive,

unsurpassed hardwork sublimed,

excellent paradigm live.

Buzzing bees,

dance, hum, ruffle with ease,

gather pollen, drink sap,

fly high, wings flap in breeze.

Amber juice,

the sweet  fruit of produce,

distilled, luscious , pure,

flavour of demure exudes.

The bees thrive,

in adverse conditions survive,

their abode -  the protector,

honey collector, the bee hive.

A Poem for my daughter!

Rannaicheacht Ghairid (ron-a'yach cha'r-rid): Irish poetry form having quatrain stanzas with uneven lines. The first line has three syllables, the other three have seven. The stanza rhymes a a b a, with a cross-rhyme between three and four and the opening word or phrase or line is also included at the end (to end where it began)

A x a

x x x x x x a

x x x x x x b

x x b x x x A

My Spirit : Rhupunt

 

I bid adieu,

to azure blue,

I’ll remain true,

attached to you,

like a leafstalk.

Flying lone,

from this zone,

wading alone,

into unknown,

my spirit walks.

Rhupunt :  Welch form having three, four or more lines, of four syllables with a rhyming scheme a. a. a. B. / c. c. c. B. and so on. Last lines of each stanza rhyme…

A Prayer: Vers Beaucoup

I pray that petals lay your way,

and rays dazzle in shades of hazel,

angel of happiness to bless,

refresh your life with no strife.

The dream you have shines with gleam and its stream,

without any seams, flows, grows,

glows with northern lights just right,

and bright, to higher successful peaks you rise and rise.

May this prayer through the air, over valley’s layer,

to you adhere, reside and hide,

in you confide, make you strong, to travel along,

this long road with love of god.

The Vers Beaucoup, rhyming word scheme of:

a-a-a-

a-b-b-

b-c-c-

c-d-d

Each rhyme can only use a maximum of three words.

The Divine Creation of God: Ovillejo

The divine creation of god,

you are grace of lord,

enchanting one and all.

Playing different roles,

of sister, daughter, wife, mother,

caring for us and others,

imparting strength further.

Precious of all the humans,

you the divine woman.

You are grace of god playing different roles, caring for us and others.

The "ovillejo," an old Spanish verse form that means "tight little bundle." ". The last line is a "redondilla," a "little round" that collects all three of the short lines. The rhyme scheme (aa bb cc cddc) is established, but the meter is at the poet's discretion.

Winter : Balassi Stanza

Ivory paradise

charmingly entices.

Powdery crystalline dew,

spread all over on earth,

sips old life for new birth,

replacing those who once grew.

Achromatic painting,

by nature, for changing.

Life celebrates and renews.

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Eternal emotions,

life’s essential potions

   buried in isolation.

Waiting for warm feelings,

yearning peaceful healing,

needing love’s insulation.

Tucked in ice, perfect,

nothing can thaw except,

angelic adoration.

Balassi Stanza :Rhyme Scheme : bbaccadda; Syllable count: 667667667 

A Painting: Cinquain

If I,

be a painter,

I’ll paint you happiness,

azalea, iris, orchids and

roses,

smiling ,

at every day.

A perfect painting, with,

a desire to paint you, only,

If I.........

Cinquain:5 lines progressing, 2 syl's, 4 syl's,6 syl's, 8 syl's then back to 2 syl's. Same goes for subsequent stanzas. Last line ending as the first line in case of more than one stanza.

Autumn - Dreams : Ya Du

Colourful bliss,

nature’s kiss, of

love is this to,

smear hues on,

our hearts when its all gone.

                                                                                                                     

Dreams of autumn,

now forgotten, as

soft cotton fibers,

woven spider web,

autumn dreams to far ebb.

Ya Du (Burmese Poetry Form)  : 4 syllable lines and a fifth of 5, 7, 9,or 11 syllables. The staircase rule applies to the four lines, and the last syllable of the fourth and fifth line must rhyme.There should be reference to the seasons since the word yadu means "the seasons”.