Riding the zephyr

Wild zephyr winds shape me

my horizons open

making a commotion

illuminating the sublime

complete the notion
 

Hear not what stands in the way

Ignite the pyre’s

setting many fire’s

reaching throughout all time

feeling hot desire
 

Almost doesn’t even count

Its self we bring

happy for just being

never doubt the rhyme

as we set to wing

A 8

B 6

B 6

C 7

B 6
 

D 8

E 6

E 6

C 7

E 6
 

F 8

G 6

G 6

C 7

G 6

 

Tetrameter, to be unrhymed.

Trimeter

Trimeter

Trimeter +1 carries through from each stanza, to lace them altogether.

Trimeter I kind of over rhymed here with a third, to offer balance the first non rhyming lines.

Repeated by 3 to honor the tri theme, same with 3 stanzas and uneven number of lines.

Since this was not supposed to be a designed meter, and a non established meter, and I am a newbie at understanding meter over things such a syllable count and rhyme scheme. I did start each stanza with a line that I did not rhyme, to stand out. Then created a rhyme scheme to follow. Untraditional of coarse, so although felt…. New, it did I did tons of homework, worked for over a week. But still claim to know very little and know I still have MUCH to learn. I believe that even if not perfect though I did honor the intent of contest and learned TONS!

To clarify subject, riding the zephyr, as in warm westerly winds. Which I translate in to writing poetry and taking risks as well as trying to convey the euphoric feeling that my poetry can inspire, for me personally of coarse.

I have also just realized the versatality of the poem, you can read each line through the stanza's, so 1.1.,2.1,3.1 then 1.2,2.2,3.2 etc, etc. Reads great! How fun!

Wow, do I even want to know what next month is going to have me do? Yes I do!

Julie

D.D.