John Knight - *009 I REMEMBER...........

This is a Cascade Poem consisting of four balanced quatrains. The first line of the verse one becomes the second line of verse of verse two and eventually the last line of verse four. The rhyme pattern is: (Abab) then (cAca) then (adAd) then (eaeA) I hope that makes sense.

O how well do I remember
When I was but a child
My birthday in September
Down on the beach - the sea so wild.

The crashing waves on the rocky shore
O how well do I remember
The seagulls in the sea so wild
In misty cold November.

The yule-tide log and Christmas Tree - December
When you pledged your heart to mine
O how well do I remember
Taste of your lips and taste of wine.

Now you are gone and I'm alone
My life a dying ember
Sad my heart - silent my phone
O how well do I remember.


John Knight - 'Memories are made of this' - 9 March 2011

John Knight

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