When we ran askew in tired frocks
There wasn’t fine work but lot to do
We ne’er let hands of grandpa clock
Turn weary or wind down and rue.
We barely put our legs in shoes,
Jumped gladly o’er vagabond rock,
The ancient always appeared new,
When we ran askew in tired frocks.
The pennies smiled when we broke locks,
Clutched in little palms, in the blue,
We hid our treats behind the block
There wasn’t fine work but lot to do.
Slippers smacked shut with little glue,
lovely memories etched in chalk
Dreams silly but incidents true,
Adored in days graced by gray locks
When we ran askew.
This poem is a Rondeau Redoublé. Here are the basic guidelines:
- Lines are usually eight syllables long
- Each line of the first quatrain is a refrain
- Rhyme scheme: A1B1A2B2/babA1/abaB1/babA2/abaB2/babaR
- The final “R” line represents a rentrement, which means the first couple words or first phrase of the opening line is used.
- This poem was a winner at Penmuse 85 hosted by Penmancy.
