Poetic Form 17: Rondine

When I Die

When I die, fading into stars

I know you will miss me awhile.

Remember my laughter, my smile.

But days will take memories far

from your heart. Like an old boxcar,

time will continue down the miles

when I die.

Today, like fireflies in a jar,

we will shine, guiding through the trial

of the pain of loving. Compile

the moments, count our many scars

when I die.

Poetic Form #17: Rondine

The rondine form is a 12 line poem with two stanzas. First stanza is 7 lines, 
second stanza is 5 lines. The lines have 8 or 10 syllables except the refrain, which
is the last line of each stanza. The refrain is part of the first line. 
The rhyme scheme is: abbaabR - abbaR