Definition: a rispetto is an Italian form composed of two quatrains, written in iambic tetrameter with the rhyme scheme abab ccdd.
Her name paints her: (1) a newborn leaf,
brushstrokes of green kissing her veins.
(2) the pillar of a song, though brief,
in whose absence no beat remains.
Yet in this life, she neither sings
nor does she perch on nature's swings.
A visionary Artist's game,
where letters sketch a hallowed name.
Her name paints her: (1) a newborn leaf,
brushstrokes of green kissing her veins.
(2) the pillar of a song, though brief,
in whose absence no beat remains.
Yet in this life, she neither sings
nor does she perch on nature's swings.
A visionary Artist's game,
where letters sketch a hallowed name.
Your poem resonates in a way I wish it didn't. But there are words for the way we feel that can do us justice. It's good to know that.
ReplyDeleteit is good to know that, indeed. thank you :)
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