A Better Yesterday
She waits for something more than paper cards.
Written words of affections look so nice
when printed in mass. Love is discarded
with the scraps from dinner. She’ll sacrifice
flowers for a kiss that sets her off guard.
She wants a romance felt more than just twice
a year. She believes in those high school notes,
signed with a heart. Regret tightens her throat.
Poetic Form #92: Ottava Rima
The ottava rima is an Italian from. Lord Byron used this form to write Don Juan.
The ottava rima form has 8 lines with an abababcc rhyme pattern. It is commonly
written in iambic pentameter or 10-syllable lines. The form can be a stand alone
poem, or with any number of stanzas.
