summer canopy
twinkling lights on tree
dark sky
swirling some Chablis
magic around me
sweet sigh
whispering ‘praise be’
simplistic beauty
july
Image: Gia Lai
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Written in response to Melissa’s challenge to write a Lai poem. The lai (pronounced lay) is a French form that is comprised of nine lines. It has “a” and “b” end rhymes and each line has a specific syllable count.
The rhyme scheme of the lai is as follows: aabaabaab. The lines ending with an “a” rhyme have five syllables and the lines ending with a “b” rhyme have two syllables.
A Little Bit of Everything, With Love 