First in this week …
the swan glides gracefully
her movement reflected
on the lake she floated
she’s happy to be free
able to drift with glee
and as fast as she could
her cygnets are waiting
she protects them from harm
together they look charm
curious on what she brings
all of them to her cling
and they’re all such a swarm
mother swan and cygnets
their graceful pirouettes*
(c) ladyleemanila 2017
* The HexSonnetta, created by Andrea Dietrich, consists of two six-line stanzas and a finishing rhyming couplet with the following set of rules:
Meter: Iambic Trimeter
Rhyme Scheme: a/bb/aa/b c/dd/cc/d ee
Iambic Trimeter means the usual iambic (alternating unstressed/stressed) meter for every line of the poem, but instead of the ten syllables that comprise a typical sonnet’s iambic pentameter, this particular form uses six syllables of iambic trimeter per line. Thus, the name HexSonnetta. The first part of the form’s name refers…
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Interesting picture of the swan in the lake! Loved it. And the swan with her cygnets is beautiful. Love the poem you put with it.
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The picture was a lucky shot 🙂
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The Beauty of Nature!
kisses chris
Ps;
https://crjen1958.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/cygnets/
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A lovely take on the photo!
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Nice one, Lady Lee
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thanks for the reblog, Sue 🙂
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My pleasure, Lady Lee 🙂
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