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Rondeau for Rondo (poem)
« on: January 02, 2015, 05:23:23 PM »

Offline Dino Pitino

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Until today I had no clue there was a poem format called a "rondeau", it's ancient but simple. Fifteen lines in three stanzas, ten syllables each line except the two refrains.

A-A-B-B-A
then A-A-B-(refrain from 1st 4 words of poem)
then A-A-B-B-A-(same refrain)

Here's what I threw together just now for Rondo's return...

Quote
Rondo was here last month, his captain's chair
Holds none now but flashbacks both plain and rare:
When wins were trebled by a tenth rebound;
Slim leads secured by diving to the ground;
One-handed victory, no arm to spare;

Key buckets sank, left open on a dare;
Pressed for bitten sound -- blunt truth returned [glare]
(We fans presume to know how tightly wound
Rondo was here);

Best we saw since Bird to artfully share --
Breath, like passing foes, stolen by his flare --
Dream fake, no look, spin, scoop, oop, wraparound --
And in a pinch assigned LeBron to hound --
When TV's ladder had an extra stair...
Rondo was here.

Anyone inclined to be poetical and whatnot should try it, it's fun.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2015, 05:29:31 PM by Dino Pitino »
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