Intrigued by the prospect of stretching my feeble pea brain a bit, I decided to try the Poetic License this month. I think I was successful, and will probably become a regular participant. This month’s assignment was to write in terza rima, as in Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Our themes were either ‘Beginnings’ or ‘Snackalicious Super Dishes’ – you can read more at our hostess’ blog. See what you think:
Circles
I change the outer shell
Of what I think I see -
To make something to tell,
A thing happy, carefree.
But starting over now….
Is it truly still me?
The changes I allow
Are not what most would guess
Or think. You may endow
My words with more, or less
Meaning and depth – you choose!
No matter how you press
For clearer, brighter clues,
You cannot find the strand
That ties up all old news
And tells of what I planned
To start a thousand times.
Ah! Now the flame is fanned;
I change – my soul still pines
For softer, quiet times.
