An Alouette
You might nurture this,
Though some would dismiss
It: "Unworthy, consuming
Sustenance needed
By sundry seeded..."
That are already blooming.
Come, please water it,
Give it just a bit
Of attention and support.
Should this come to wilt,
Imagine the guilt...
The dry, withered words of dirt.
The Alouette
This form was created by Jan Turner. Following are the rules:
- Consists of two or more stanzas of 6 lines each (12 lines or more);
- With the following set rules:
- Syllabic: 5/5/7/5/5/7
- Rhyme Scheme: aabccb
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
Even giving ourselves kudos is a good thing. Lovely poem
💟 Lauren 💟 – you are so right about that.
I agree with the above comment…a little attention from someone can perk up those dragging emotional states.
so so true ❤
Thanks, Kerfe!
🥰 Kerfe 🥰 – absolutely. It makes a tremendous difference to me.
Here’s hoping for more.
I really like this one… We all need to be watered (praised) a little else we dry up and die…
🥰 Muri 🥰 – thank you.
❤
David
Good one mate! … Nicely captures empathic emotions of a sensitive person. “Dry, withered words of dirt” is the “crowning touch” here. I really felt the emotions behind this poem/alouette. 🙂
😍 Joseph 😍 – thanks!
All best,
David
Enchanting. Love the last line.
💕 Thanks, KH 💕
let’s hope this is a scheduled post and not your urgent response to the poetry workshop? PS I have just emailed over my substantial first draft of 6,000 words for the ROUTLEDGE Int Handbook of Autoethnography. My brain is out-thought, so I decided not to push to the self-set time at midnight UK/9am Melbourne – which is where it’s gone. Phew. Let us know how it went @poetry-Babel.
Barbara, don’t worry – this has nothing to do with Babel Poets – that was a lot of fun 😀
I will definitely write about it, but I’m hoping to get a photo to upload with the post so I’m holding off on that.
❤
David
so pleased for you 🙂
speaking of a lot of fun – I have added the link to Michael Rosen’s bear hunt to the post; I am sure your daughter will love it.
👍 👍 👍