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A Traveller's Anthem

A Traveller's Anthem So much in verse, so unlike prose A marvelous gift to each of those Who revel in it's glory Yet here I am, mere mortal man Inspired by one who's aura can Compel me to my story A traveller? Yes, but please refrain From treating us with that disdain Usually reserved for others. A breed apart? Yes I suppose But don't forget we're also those Who need and care, like you. A pensive type? Usually so, No thoughts distracted as we go Between our home and......home. Our home is where we lay our hat An oft used term, but without that We'd shrivel up and die. And yet there's always constant yearning Of things no book or tutored learning Could express as much as this: A settled life, a home from home That counter-balance for those who roam The cities, skies and sea. And so to you my thoughts do wander As I, alone, sit here and ponder Of what you did for me. You made me welcome for your part You found a place within my heart And that is where you'll stay. Although the miles keep us apart You'll always have part of my heart, So much of that you've won.

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Charles Reese

Date: 9/5/2014 11:43:00 PM

A very nice and heartfelt poem but the rhyme is not that of a terza rima . Check the forms page if you want to do a proper terza rima for the contest.

Charles Reese
Date: 9/6/2014 7:25:00 AM

My poem A Spanish Queen was done in a proper terza rimna style.

Thomas Mansfield
Date: 9/6/2014 4:59:00 AM

Thanks once again Charles. I am an engineer, not a poet, as is becoming glaringly obvious... Your words, although enlightening to the more literary proficient as I, are all double dutch to me, I am afraid to admit... lol. And i am still none the wiser as to what form of poem this is...

Charles Reese
Date: 9/6/2014 1:44:00 AM

Here is the defination poetry soup givesTerza rima is a verse form composed of iambic tercets (three-line groupings). The rhyme scheme for this form of poetry is "aba bcb cdc, etc." The second line of each tercet sets the rhyme for the following tercet, and thus supplying the verse with a common thread, a way to link the stanzas. The only time the form changes is at the conclusion of the poem, where the terza rima ends with either a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet (like d or dd).

Thomas Mansfield
Date: 9/6/2014 12:56:00 AM

Hi Charles, Thanks. I am not a poet who has studied poetry. When I posted I had been travelling for 22 hours. It was the closest I could find. You told me what it's NOT, but never mentioned what it COULD be. There are so many! I expect I will look. I suppose I am not destined ever to win a competition. Winning a poetry competition is not what it is all about for me. Sharing my words and feelings IS.