This is a poem that I wrote (in the form of a ballad) about the reality of eternity and how that makes life a serious thing. Each stanza has four lines with iambic stress. The 1st and 3rd lines each have eight beats and do not rhyme, while the 2nd and 4th lines each have 6 beats and do rhyme. God bless, Nahum.
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.
Here is a poem that I recently wrote in the form of a French rondeau; it’s simple and self-explanatory.
Liquørice Fjørds 