Cabbages and Kale
Wear Ruffles and Pearls
In the land of kings
They dance til dawn
While sparrows watch
And nightingale sings
Their splendor soon fades
As warm breezes kiss
And sunshine brings
The end of Winter’s ball
And thus herald in
Sights which are Spring’s
Rhyme ( 5 syllable lines/abCabC
Silent Tree of Winter,
Branches now barren
Except for teardrops
As you await
The new buds of Spring,
Or strands of jewels
Left behind by rain?
Syllabic Verse
Delicate
Kale, content til
Freedom’s breeze
Carried you.
You danced among the trees.
Sky cried the day you fell
Shadorma
Have you ever seen
A more refreshing scene
Nature’s Art work
A Kale leaf’s beauty
Adorned with fresh raindrops
Tanka
Sparkling
Water droplets
Beads of glistening rain
Decorate Miss Spider’s threads
Of doom
Cinquain
Incessently it beats
Loud upon my windowpane
My mind wants it not
Earnestly my ears try to ignore
Yet persistant is the rain
Tanka
