Serenity Refrain

This poetry form was created by SerenityNChains, aka Billie Jean Murchinson.

It is a stanzaic poem, with six 5-line stanzas.
It is syllabic, requiring 7 syllable per line.
Rhyme Scheme: aabba
Refrain: Line 1 slides down another line in each stanza, and then the first stanza is repeated as the closing stanza.
There is no metric requirement other than a comfortable flow with accented rhyme.

 Example Poem:

Fallen Friends

Some friends fall by the wayside
not retained 'cus neither tried.
Other are just yanked away
outside factors having play,
wanted contact is denied.

By where they're forced to reside
some friends fall by the wayside.
Some take tracks we do not choose,
then both opt, a friend to lose
when friend's  stance we can't abide.

A dear few we never lose.
Their advice we always use.
Some friends fall by the wayside.
A fact we just take in stride.
Their influence we excuse.

Friends so close we won't let go.
We write and call; friendships grow.
Some friends might become our bride.
Some friends fall by the wayside.
Friends we keep make our lives glow.

I still recall that I cried.
when I learned a young friend died.
A treasure I felt I'd lost
when he was chilled by death's frost.
Some friends fall by the wayside.

Some friends fall by the wayside
not retained 'cus neither tried.
Other are just yanked away
outside factors having play,
wanted contact is denied.

(c) Lawrencealot - August 16, 2012

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