Solitude

There are the days I like to be alone
But sometimes I need a warm hand to hold
It all depends on where my thoughts go
And which direction my heart decides to take

No sound and no talking, no calls on the phone
Writing my poems with feelings well told
Connecting with others, I share what I know
Hoping my thoughts don’t come off sounding fake

Wanting my solitude like a dog wants a bone
Loving the silence since it never grows old
Expressing feelings I might never show
Peaceful with all the decisions I make

©2024 CBialczak

Popular with 12th and 13th century French poets, rimas dissolutas is a poem that rhymes and doesn’t rhyme. For instance, each stanza contains no end rhymes, but each line in each stanza rhymes with the corresponding line in the next stanza–sometimes employing an envoi at the end.

For example, here’s how the end rhymes would work in a rimas dissolutas with three five-line stanzas:

1-a
2-b
3-c
4-d
5-e

6-a
7-b
8-c
9-d
10-e

11-a
12-b
13-c
14-d
15-e

(If the poem had an envoi, it might be 2-3 lines long using the c, d, and/or e rhymes.)

Note: There are no rules for meter, line length, or syllables–except that it should be consistent from stanza to stanza.