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London Stroll
Vexed at weathers foggy mist,
a smidgen drapes me.
Though redolent it may fall,
with hint of the sea.
Usual Isle day,
for Brits with stiff upper lips,
rest of us dismay.
© 2011 Philip N. Carcione
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Author's Notes/Comments:
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Poetic Form: Seguidilla
The seguidilla is a verse form -
Originally a lively dance - is Spanish in origin.
This form has 7 lines - with a syllable count of
7, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7, 5
Line 2 rhymes with Line 4,
and line 5 rhymes with line 7
x, a, x, a, b, x, b
[the x lines are non-rhyming lines]