Bewitched [Trijan Refrain]

by Twisted Heart   Sep 8, 2007


Your love has cast a spell on me
Bewitched me with your lips
A tender touch from you I plea
A gentle lover's kiss
I yearn for you on this dark night
To capture me with love's delight
I yearn for you
I yearn for you
Come tend me 'til the morning's light.

Your love has cast a spell on me
I lay with wanton breath
Inside your arms I wish to be
To feel your warm caress
Upon this night I search for you
To come and give good loving to
Upon this night
Upon this night
In vain I ache like lover's do.

Your love has cast a spell on me
My soul is yours to take
I tremble in the night for thee
Inside my heart a quake
Come love me now I call to you
Pure hell is what I'm going through
Come love me now
Come love me now
And quench this thirst that's come anew.

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The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines.
Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas, although a variation of the form is not to repeat the same line
at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different.
The first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the double-refrain for lines 7 and 8.
The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:

Rhyme scheme: a/b/a/b/c/c/d,d refrain of first 4 words of line five /c

Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4,4 refrain/8

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  • 16 years ago

    by Angie

    "its simply perfect, the form, the flow, the rhyme, from the moment I read the title I was, "bewitched" and "under the spell" I got so caught up in this write, it's beautiful and was a real pleasure to read, not one typo and I am a stickler for spelling...."

    Thanks for entering this piece into the challenge, it's amazing, you've got so much talent and I enjoy reading all your pieces, but this one is absolutely my favorite. Thanks for sharing this with us....

  • 16 years ago

    by Synh

    I didn't like this one as much as I did 'The Night That Sees My Pain'. It wasn't your best but it was still a nice read. The only thing is that some of your lines seemed to long for the rest of your poem and one line was to short. It wasn't a lot, more like 2 or 3 but it did throw me off a bit. Other than that, this poem was amazing. I don't like love poems that well but I think this one is an exception

  • 16 years ago

    by Tricky Daze

    It seemed much like a fairytale and it was so breathtaking
    I especially liked those;

    Your love has cast a spell on me
    My soul is yours to take

    So sweet,
    Laura

  • 16 years ago

    by Cindy

    Jeannie
    Another wonderful piece you have penned...Excellent job on this poetry form.
    Love Cindy

  • 16 years ago

    by K3LS3Y

    DAT WUZ rEALLy G00D!!! ii rEALLy LiiKED iiT!!! :-)