Write a ZaniLa Rhyme using the theme of dormancy
ZaniLa Rhyme
The ZaniLa Rhyme, a form created by Laura Lamarca, consists 4 lines per stanza.
The rhyme scheme for this form is abcb and a syllable count of 9/7/9/9 per stanza.
Line 3 contains internal rhyme and is repeated in each odd numbered stanza.
Even stanzas contain the same line but swapped.
The ZaniLa Rhyme has a minimum of 3 stanzas and no maximum poem length.
Time to rest
Now is a season the old replaced
Regrets and dismay in vane
Slow mood in my heart makes brand new start
New thoughts come as temperatures wane
energy lowered much more to come
darkness comes to us too soon
brand new start makes slow mood in my heart
welcome a full bright eery wolf moon
hibernation comes now, time to rest
silence envelopes the world
Slow mood in my heart makes brand new start
secrets and mystery, life unfurled
warmth is desired, now searched for, found free
yearning for light cast away
brand new start makes slow mood in my heart
waiting and wishing quiet can stay
©2025 CBialczak
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that is an interesting poetry form! I never heard of it until I read This!
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I hadn’t heard on many of these either.
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Wow, thank you so much! I do love writing in new forms!
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Christine, this is magnificent! You really captured the form and theme!!
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