Poem

I’m Sorry: A Dectina Refrain

The Sicilian Storyteller

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #232

Image credit: Josue Escoto @ Unsplash

I’m
sorry
for the things
I said and did.
There’s no greater pain
than brothers grown apart.
How I have prayed for this day
when we put our anger to rest
and cried “I love you, my dear brother”.
I’m sorry for the things I said and did.

NAR©2024
#WDYS

What do you see # 232- April 1, 2024

This is “I’m Sorry” by John Denver

Dectina Refrain:
This poem is written as follows:
1st line – 1 syllable, 2nd line – 2 syllables
3rd line – 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines;
the 10th line is comprised of the first four lines
and is a stand-alone 10-syllable line.

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40 thoughts on “I’m Sorry: A Dectina Refrain”

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  2. Lovely poem. A simple sorry and a hug makes up for a lot. And thanks for sharing the Denver song. Hadn’t listened to this one in a long while.

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  3. I’m catching up with my inbox, going backward so this dectina is particularly poignant now that your husband lost his beloved brother. Big hugs sent your way.

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    1. OMGoodness, Dale! You’re so right! I haven’t checked for comments on anything but my most recent posts and I’m not going to backtrack an entire week; people will understand. But I’m so glad I saw this one. It really is a timely piece for me now. ❤︎

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  9. Dectina wonderful, N!

    I only have 2 brothers left to hug. Twins, 12 Years younger than I am. One’s a (retired) Neo-Nazi prison guard, and the other’ s about half-way through his 25-to-Life prison sentence for 2nd degree murder. I only hug my sister.

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