Sandra Martyres, IN

 

Fibonacci   Winter Nights   Cold Dark Lonely Winter nights In an old man's life No candle light dinners for two     Villanelle   The Wedding Ceremony   Dressed in an impeccably tailored suit He walked quite nonchalantly down the aisle Less confidently she followed the same route The congregation rose looking astute To welcome them and admired his style Dressed in an impeccably tailored suit The overjoyed Bride's father played the flute The groom entered their pew after a while Less confidently she followed the same route When the priest came the organ was on mute The bride rose first and he stepped on the tile Dressed in an impeccably tailored suit The little ring bearers looked very cute The groom read out each vow from the priest's file Less confidently she followed the same route Marriage vows once taken no one can refute The groom kissed the bride and left in a while Dressed in an impeccably tailored suit Less confidently she followed the same route"     Pantoum   You Are Free   I have to slay my heart’s desire As long as your love’s far away My love is burning in your fire And I shall not beg you to stay As long as your love’s far away I need to hide my tears from you And I shall not beg you to stay You’re free to start a life anew I need to hide my tears from you For it fails to bring your love now You’re free to start a life anew In time you will forget your vow For it fails to bring your love now My love is burning in your fire In time you will forget your vow I have to slay my heart’s desire     Waltz Wave*   Monkeys and the Plums   Plums dangle from the trees temptingly Monkeys swing peeping furtively at the terrain below them to make sure no one shoos at them while they eat juicy plums     *The Waltz Wave form, named for Leo Waltz, the Web Manager of Sol Magazine, asks for a one-stanza titled poem, with nineteen lines; each line has a set number of syllables. Pattern: 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1 Words may be split into syllables to fit the pattern. This form seems to educe a soothing cadence as the lines gently increase and decrease, so it is suggested that topic chosen for this form also be soothing. ~Sol Magazine