Winding Down

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Winding Down

As the earth stills there is a hush
emblazoned sky in orange crush
Spoonbills wade the color of blush
Nothing to rush, nothing to rush

The sun has left taking its light
In the darkness the moon glows bright
Shining beams wherever it might
Stars glint at night, stars glint at night


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Grace is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with writing a Monotetra, See below:

*Comprised of quatrains (four-line stanzas) in tetrameter (four metrical feet) for a total of 8 syllables per line
*Each quatrain consists of mono-rhymed lines (so each line in the first stanza has the same type of rhyme, as does each line in the second stanza, etc.)
*The final line of each stanza repeats the same four syllables. This is what makes the monotetra so powerful as a poetic form – the last line contains two metrical feet, repeated.
*This poem can be as short as 1 or 2 quatrains and as long as a poet wishes.

Stanza Structure:

Line 1: 8 syllables; A1
Line 2: 8 syllables; A2
Line 3: 8 syllables; A3
Line 4: 4 syllables, repeated; A4, A4

Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

33 thoughts on “Winding Down”

  1. Love the transition from day to night and how you communicate it with such vivid, colorful imagery Christine! Such a pretty and gorgeous poem, I really loved these lines:

    “The sun has left taking its light
    In the darkness the moon glows bright”

    Swoon. It flows beautifully off the page, and the imagery alone is effective and sweet. Your work is amazing. This poem reminds me of my friend’s writing style a bit, and she generally incorporates nature into her poems with a theme of hope when we leave darkness. I love how this reminded me of that. Beautifully penned. ❤

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    1. Thank you so very much Lucy ☺️💕🌺 I am touched. I love that you friend uses the change between dark and light as a theme of hope. That is true isn’t it. The darkest before the dawn.

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  4. I love the moment when everything is a hush and the sun goes down with the moon glowing bright. I specially love your word choice of hush, crush, blush and rush.

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      2. Thank you Leon. Yes, that was the interesting part of the poem. We do tend to do that when we see something special. ☺️🌺

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  9. I so love “emblazoned sky in orange crush,” 😀 this is absolutely beautiful! 💝💝

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