Gayle is our host for the Meeting the Bar night and here is what she proposes.
The Alouette was created by author, Jan Turner, who has created numerous poetry forms, some of which we’ve covered at dVerse. You can find many of her forms at Shadow Poetry. This form consists of two or more stanzas of 6 lines each (sestets) with the following set rules: Syllables/Meter: 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7 Rhyme Scheme: a, a, b, c, c, b The name is a French word meaning ‘skylark’ or larks that fly high. The word ‘alouette’ can also mean a children’s song (usually sung in a group), and is reminiscent of the style of short lines used for their lyrics. Preference for the meter accent is on the third syllable of each line but I won’t hold you to it.
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i am writing Zen
it is NOW not then
being as the Buddha would
in a moment true
while the minds eye view
rages as a rivers flood
finding inner peace
inner soaring Geese
trying hard to still my mind
but it will not come
too much left undone
mental knots inside a bind
merging back with self
contact inner Elf
see life as it really is
take a breath and smile
walk a joyful mile
alouette’s gentille bliss
Oh, this is right up my alley. I’ve spent countless hours meditating as my “mind’s eye view rages as a river’s flood.” I love your ending sestet with the breath and smile and “alouette’s gentile bliss.” Thank you very much for this wonderful writing, Paul.
Glad you liked. Thanks for the prompt.
You’re very welcome.
Paul, this is beautifully written. I am hunting for a scrap of joy.
Thank You. Good luck with the joy hunt 😉
There always seems to be too much left undone.
…..and yet once the stillness arrives everything is just perfect! Until it’s gone again !!
I have never been good at meditating… to many things flowing back and forth to handle this… alas.
For me the back and forth is not the issue…meditation is not about removing the back and forth but accepting it.
Love the gentle cadence of meditation Paul ~ Thanks for joining us ~
You’re welcome Grace.
Oh I can feel the struggle of remaining in the present . Always a challenge for me.
Love the title!
Always a challenge full stop right?