Friday, January 1, 2021

Poetic Form 73: Strambotto

 Holiday Moment

The laughter fills the corners of the dinning

room. Generations share stories of their past

that shines on a life they want to be living.

Brothers and sisters pass plates with smiles when asked.

Dessert and coffee are served before cleaning.

New romances have joined, family now recast.

I am silent for a second, convening

a holiday moment of love unabashed.



Poetic Form #73: Strambotto

The Italian form, Strambotto, is an 8-line poem or stanza. There are a few different 
styles of this form (I am using the Siciliano style). Each line has 11 syllables with 
a rhyme scheme: abababab.

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