Rays of Hope (Rondeau)

Some rays of hope turned on my way
He, my love, did talk since this May
I thought I gained a lost love, Hail!
But his confusions remained veil,
As some thick rules kept us away

I did wonder what made him sway
When his mother also did pray
Why give up love when we prevail,
Some rays of hope.

For once, I felt to disobey
And plead to let me back today.
Afraid of rebuff I was pale,
Still I dared to send him a mail,
Drench me not in darkness, but spray
Some rays of hope!

The standard, literary rondeau is usually found as three stanzas - a quintet, quatrain and sestet - with each of the 15 lines containing eight syllables. The refrain consists of the first four syllables, (or sometimes the first word), of the first stanza; and ends the second and third stanzas. Only two rhymes are used throughout and the rhyming scheme is as follows: AABBA AABR AABBAR.