

Another day in a blogger’s life, another goal to reach–day four out of thirty for November. Today I’m sharing a poem in the Lil Ann form. This pattern was created by poet, Carrie Quick, from Missouri who is a member of Poets’ Roundtable of Arkansas. The Lil Ann contains 8 iambic lines with rhymes, as follows: 1a, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5b, 6c, 2a, 1a. The first two lines transposed become the last two lines. This form has a light subject.

BARN OWLS
The barn owls guard their nest in light of day.
At night, they fly and search the woods for prey.
The baby barn owls stay inside the nest.
Too young to go, to give a hoot or cry.
They trust the parent owls to do their best
when they take off into the starry sky.
At night, they fly and search the woods for prey.
The barn owls guard their nest in light of day.
© 2013 Freeda Baker Nichols
Like this:
Like Loading...