Category: Rondeau Redoublé

Like A Mountain Goat (Poem)

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Below is a re-write of poem that I penned in 2023, which reflects on how slipperiness of life and the things that we trust, as well as survival.   It has been written in the form of a rondeau redoublé, where the four lines of Stanza 1 are repeated at the end of Stanzas 2-5.  The poem then concludes with the first part of Line 1 (Like a mountain goat);  a repeated phrase that structures the entire poem.  Each stanza rhymes with an alternating A-B-A-B/B-A-B-A pattern until the end; each line has 7 beats that alternate between trochees and iambs.  Enjoy!  Nahum.

That Apple Tree (Poem)

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Here is a poem that I wrote today about how Jesus is our rest. It is based on my favourite Bible verse, The Song of Solomon 2:3, as well as 3:5 of that same book; Luke 10:38-42; and Matthew 11:28-30.  It has been written in the form of a rondeau redoublé, where the four lines of Stanza 1 are repeated at the end of Stanzas 2-5.  The poem then concludes with the first part of Line 1 (“That apple tree”), in order to have a repeated theme guiding the entire structure. Enjoy! Nahum.

Resigning – Auf Wiedersehen (Poem)

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Here is a poem that I wrote about quitting work, which is something that I have recently had to do.  It has been written in the form of a rondeau redoublé, where the four lines of Stanza 1 are repeated at the end of Stanzas 2-5.  The poem then concludes with the first part of Line 1 (Auf Wiedersehen which, in German, means goodbye);  this repeated phrase structures the entire poem. Enjoy! Nahum.