Quite Absurd

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It seems quite absurd the rain falling down
Instead of needing the sun to be out
Inspiring rainbows to come around
Insisting that the colors come about

Taming lions and bears
Taking ruby colored shoes
The sun will come out shares
Tuscan red headed orphan blues

Aim for the sky and you’ll hit the stars
Ask the questions why and you’ll answer them all
Another astronaut in a rocketship on their way to mars
Arriving in the spring and leaving by the fall

It seems quite absurd searching for a rainbow
Instead of standing in the rain
Inspired by a pot of gold’s glow
Insisting that we do it all again

This was a prompt from dVerse to write a Trolaan poem.

Trolaan, created by Valerie Peterson Brown, is a poem consisting of 4 quatrains. Each quatrain begins with the same letter. The rhyme scheme is abab for each quatrain.

Starting with the second stanza you use the second letter of the first line of the first stanza to write the second each line beginning with that letter.

On the third stanza you will use the second letter on the first line of the second stanza and write the third each line beginning with that letter.

On the fourth stanza you will use the second letter on the first line of the third stanza and write the fourth each line beginning with that letter.   Source

Hope you enjoyed! 😊🌈

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

14 thoughts on “Quite Absurd”

  1. An enjoyable read and, as others have said, the bookend stanzas work well. The only recommendation I would have is to add some words to the second stanza to give the syllable count a better continuity.

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  4. I so enjoyed this delightful trolaan, with the first stanza and last stanza complimenting each other. Not quite absurd but inspiring and colorful too. Thanks for joining in.

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  5. The bookends work well in your Trolaan. I do enjoy the warmth of the sun but, I am not opposed to walking in the rain splashing in puddles…

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