Post by Joseph Fieldstone on Sept 17, 2012 9:35:11 GMT
The following is my take on the ode form. The form was used by many lyrical poets throughout the years. A famous example would John Keats. But unlike the traditional ode, the following poem is one stanza rather than three. The rhythm is that of iambic pentameter and the rhyme scheme goes like this: ababcdecde. Enjoy.
Nirvana Tempera On Silk
O day I have not lost you, for I stand
In silence at your marriage vows to night.
Tis dusk as Venus shines above a land
That mourns and yearns the near abandoned light.
The pale moon flickers while the nightingale
Conducts a choir that croon the wedding tunes -
Mellifluous old marches as you arrive
With grace in seraph-knitted silk. The veil
You wear has sheltered stars the shepherd soon
Wont seek - they are the stars on which I thrive -
Joseph Fieldstone
Nirvana Tempera On Silk
O day I have not lost you, for I stand
In silence at your marriage vows to night.
Tis dusk as Venus shines above a land
That mourns and yearns the near abandoned light.
The pale moon flickers while the nightingale
Conducts a choir that croon the wedding tunes -
Mellifluous old marches as you arrive
With grace in seraph-knitted silk. The veil
You wear has sheltered stars the shepherd soon
Wont seek - they are the stars on which I thrive -
Joseph Fieldstone
