In Season's Trust

Enchanted woodland’s changing themes,

all seasons drift through moonlit streams.

Warm, cozy nest waits newborn gift,

sustaining life when Nature deems.

Through moonlit streams all seasons drift ...

moon's guiding light in constant shift.

Bespeckled sprigs of Columbine,

with umber-brown of Prickly Pine.

Li'l critters forage mossy ground;

creations’ callings intertwine.

Of Prickly Pine, with umber brown,

huck-berries lumber, bears surround.

High mountains seep cascading sky,

earth's liquid soul meanders by;

a vital life force, greatest role,

clear flowing rivers satisfy.

Meanders by, earth's liquid soul,

through forest greens to grassy knoll.

Soon, songbird's distant silhouette

urge amber leaves to pirouette.

'Pon tapestries of Autumn eves,

all living things fear frostbite's threat.

To pirouette, urge amber leaves ...

grey mouse descends 'neath fallen sheaves.

Each mammal’s hidden, now enclasp;

fierce, bitter gusts howl winter’s rasp.

Life prospers, bending to adjust

the changing winds, within Earth's grasp.

Howl winter’s rasps, fierce, bitter gusts ...

four seasons shift ~ bear nature's trust.

Author's Note

Synergy
An original form created by Susan A. Capozzi
April 2020
Two verse minimum, 6 lines per verse, in iambic tetrameter (8 iambic syllables).
Lines 2 and 5 breaks at the fourth syllable, swap, and repeat with each other,
creating the rhyme scheme a-B-A-b-a-A-B-b as follows:
xxxxxxxa
xxxBxxxA
xxxxxxxb
xxxxxxxa
xxxAxxxB
xxxxxxxb

Reviews

[Lisasview]

Wow... yet another form to think about... and ponder
quite interesting to say the least!!
Lisa

[Susan 🦋]

Thank you for commenting. I suppose it is a bit unique.

[Lisasview]

Seems to be and I rather like it..
Lisa

[Susan 🦋]

Thank you kindly.

[Lisasview]

You are always welcome..
Lisa

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem is so good dear Susan. You create visions and thoughts for the reader. The four seasons allow us to see the changing of the earth. Sorta cool. Thank you for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Susan 🦋]

:-) You are too kind! But I am soaking up the praise this morning! :-) Thank you!

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Susan.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it is like Emily Dickinson meets Walt Whitman meets Shakespeare in love with nature's offerings.
a tranquility rests within these words.
j.

[Susan 🦋]

What a smile-making review Jacob! But you can't put my name alongside those masters. (Though, I am completely humbled) I'm thrilled you understood my intent. :-)

[Relic]

I always assume they'll be a great poem from you, Susan. I'm never disappointed or wrong. I like the form and wondered what it was before I finished. The theme is perfect and the showing up of rhymes as they intersperse from stanza to stanza is nice.

Great work here. :)

[Susan 🦋]

My own form 😊🤔lol. A lot of work! Thank you for reading and for the wonderful review! It’s nice to know you think so highly of my work.