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! 😊🌈
The Author Stew webpage - Stories & Poems 
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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Than you so much. And thanks for the suggestion. Always nice to have an honest critique. 😊
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i enjoyed! thanks for taking me on an adventure 🙂
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Now I’m humming “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”…a delightful poem 🙂
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Thank you! ” … birds fly over the rainbow. Why, oh why can’t I?” 🎶😊
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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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Thank you for your kind words. I didn’t initially intend for the circular verses but it worked out that way and it worked. Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
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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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A little rain, a little sun and rainbows for everyone. (Ha, I’m a poet and I know it.) Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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Circular like the bottom half of the rainbow…
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Good observation! Though I don’t know where that puts the pot of gold. 😁 Thanks for the read and comment.
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Well done for taming the form, Stew, and I love the circularity of your Trolaan, returning to the absurdity of the opening stanza.
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It took some treats and a time out in the corner but I did finally tame it into something useful. lol Glad you enjoyed it Kim. 😊
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You’re welcome, Stew.
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