Dectina Refrain, Haiku

Let In Calm: Dectina Refrain and Haiku

Written for Moonwashed Weekly Prompt (“hope for”)
and Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge (“impatience).
Here is my Dectina Refrain followed by a Haiku.

Image by Ingo Jakubke from Pixabay 

Fret,
Worry,
Useless fears
Swirl in our brains
Dance of impatience
When all we should hope for
Is a peaceful mind and heart
Every day is its own journey
Our destination is preordained
Fret, worry, useless fears swirl in our brains

The journey is short
No time for useless worry
Be still, let in calm

NAR©2024

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.

This is the extraordinary “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon and Garfunkel

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