A first place Musette poem for WDC Poem a Day contest

Why

I love
Because of God
above.

I pray
So He will guide
My way.

I live
Because He chose
To give.

A Musette Poem consists of 3 tercets (3 three-lined stanzas}. Syllable structure is 2-4-2. Rhyme scheme is a-b-a c-d-c e-f-e. The title should reflect the poem's content.

A Pendulum Poem inspired by a conversation with my youngest.

Get Away

If only life were like a flight,
I'd choose to travel light.
I'd check my bags,
No tags,
Then fly,
Let time go by.
Alas, I understand
There'd come a time I'd have to land.


A pendulum poem is eight lines with a syllable count of 86422468. The rhyme scheme is aabbccdd.

Grand Prize Winner in WDC March's Country Music Lover's Contest

Enough of the Blarney!

I listened to your Blarney
For years and years on end.
You made me think by now I’d be
A lot more than your friend.
But time keeps on a ‘going,
And still I have no ring!
So now I know your Irish talk
Just doesn’t mean a thing.

Chorus:

So, raise your glass
And drink your stout
Your luck, my boy,
Is running out!

You promised me you’d take me home,
To visit Galway Bay,
To sail the river Shannon,
And see Moher on the way.
But all we’ve done is frequent pubs
We find on Jersey Shore.
Though it might be enough for you,
A girl like me needs more!

Chorus:

So, raise your glass
And drink your stout
Your luck, my boy,
Is running out!

You used to charm me with your looks,
Your wearing of the green.
Your clumsy Irish dancing
Was the cutest thing I’d seen.
But now I’m done with Ireland –
St. Patty, take no slight.
For France, or Spain or Italy
Is where I’ve got my sight!

Chorus:

So, raise your glass
And drink your stout
Your luck, my boy,
Is running out!

I’m done with you;
I’m moving on!
Oh Irishman,
Your luck is gone!

A Winning Cinquain for WDC's April 1st prompt

Origins

Perhaps 

the first victim

of an April Fool's joke

was not the fox in Chaucer's tale

but Eve.