Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #78.
This week’s inspiration word is
“temptation”. This is my ovi.
Tag: Holiday’s Over
WRAP IT UP: A DECTINA
Dectina Refrain:
This refrain 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
as one stand-alone line.
Torn
wrapping
paper is
scattered about.
Let’s ring out the old
and ring in the new year.
Resolution-making time.
Hit the gym and start that diet.
I’ve never kept a resolution.
Torn wrapping paper is scattered about.
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This is “Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon
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