Wildflowers (Kyrielle)

by Sylvia   Jul 16, 2009


Blue skies, grassy fields, wildflowers,
yellow daisies standing up tall,
pink and white larkspur growing wild.
Petal by petal, blossoms fall.

Spring breeze blowing, green grass swaying,
flowers dancing in place for all
to see their delicate ballet.
Petal by petal, blossoms fall.

Covering the ground with pastel
snowflakes, stems naked, bare, a pall,
their beauty gone until next time.
Petal by petal, blossoms fall.

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A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain (usually appearing as the last line of each stanza). Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum.

Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB. Mixing up the rhyme scheme is possible for an unusual pattern of: axaZ, bxbZ, cxcZ, dxdZ, etc. with Z being the repeated line. The rhyme pattern is completely up to the poet.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Beautiful Chaos

    Repeating lines can be tricky but I think you have done a lovely job with this piece. Everything blends and flows nicely and it was an enjoyable read.

    Your last stanza is my favorite part, I enjoyed the word choice and it brought everything together nicely. Good work.

  • 14 years ago

    by anand singh

    A wonderful write of one of natuures beauty.
    You did a marvelous job with this piece Sylvia.
    An enjoyable read.
    Keep up the great work.
    Paul...

  • 14 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Blue skies, grassy fields, wildflowers,
    yellow daisies standing up tall,
    pink and white larkspur growing wild.
    Petal by petal, blossoms fall.

    I liked this opening verse for it just put me
    right in that spot..very nice!

    Spring breeze blowing, green grass swaying,
    flowers dancing in place for all
    to see their delicate ballet.
    Petal by petal, blossoms fall.

    This is another lovely picture to see the
    flowers dancing..a beautiful picture drawn
    with words...good one!
    The form as well as the poem is done very
    nicely..liked the read :)

  • 14 years ago

    by Dreamofolwin

    Im loved this write Sylvia! It's beautiful :) I loved the images of the flowers you created... swaying in the wind, petals falling.
    Its WONDERFUL.

  • 14 years ago

    by Cindy

    Sylvia
    What a beautiful piece you have penned. You did a awesome job on this form for the club challenge. Love the flowers and the way you incorprated them into your poem :)
    Great job!
    Love Cindy

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