Through obstacles and roadblocks,
Backtrackings and steep stairs
Facing disappointment and heartache
The feeling nobody cares
When disease and disorder
Seem to have won
Remember to still hope
And by thus – overcome
For hope is the tincture
Brewed to relieve
All of these troubles
If in it you believe
I don’t not know if this form has a proper name. It is however my default poetic form using cadence and rhyme to drive it. I don’t know if I ever matured beyond Dr Seuss, but there is something in it that speaks to the inner me.
Padre
Colleen’s last poetry challenge of 2020, is to write a poem about hope, using our favourite poetry form (and on this occasion, it doesn’t have to be syllabic). She asks that we make these poems inspirational to others.
She stipulates that we should avoid negativity and politics.
We are to also tell us why the specific form we chose is our favourite.
This is so lovely, Padre. So the end Rhyme appeals to you, I see. There is a definite rhyme scheme, and you do have a couple of lines rhyming, but not in a set pattern. Not all poems that use end rhymes have a rhyme scheme (it’s possible for a poem to have end rhymes that occur only sporadically and without following any pattern), but all poems that are said to have a rhyme scheme must use end rhyme, which you’ve done. Brilliant sentiments as well. Happy New Year, my friend. ❤
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A wonderful thoughtful poem for the coming year with hope. Happy New Year to you and yours. 🙂
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