Dectina Refrain, Poem

Resplendence: Reverse Dectina Refrain

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Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – ‘Summery’

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Gold
petals
amid the
lace of purple
lavender whimsy
dabble the lush spring grass
while the sun’s resplendent rays
herald the start of summer days
as birds and bees and bugs gently laze
Gold petals amid the lace of purple
as birds and bees and bugs gently laze
herald the start of summer days
while the sun’s resplendent rays
dabble the lush spring grass
lavender whimsy
lace of purple
amid the
petals
gold

NAR©2024

Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Summery

This is “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy

A Reverse Dectina Refrain is written as follows: 1st line is 1 syllable, 2nd line is 2 syllables, 3rd line is 3 syllables, and so on for 9 lines; the 10th line is comprised of the first four lines as one stand-alone thought. Repeat in reverse starting with line 9. Rhyming is optional.

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49 thoughts on “Resplendence: Reverse Dectina Refrain”

    1. OMG Melissa! That is so funny and very kind! I can’t tell you how many times I tried a reversal … a lot! It looks easy, like it would work very time, but it doesn’t. I was thrilled to finally work this one out! Now let’s see how long before I can do another! 😂😳

      PS – Our friend David ben A taught me the Dectina. Love that guy for so many reasons. ♡

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          1. Just like you can correct my Italiano any time!

            Yes, the French, like the Italians, Spaniards, etc. like to give things a gender. Yeah, dump Google Translate and go for Deepl. They give you options!

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        1. My “to try” includes the palindrome and blitz poems and something called a kimo which Ivor Stevens recently did.

          The haibun took me three attempts to get right, with a friend walking me through each attempt as I wrote them on my site! It was a great learning experience. I have no doubt you’ll master it!

          🩶

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