Riding up on high,
Into a blue sky,
So fun.
People strolling by,
Below eagle’s eye,
In sun.
Feels like I could fly,
The descent is nigh,
I’m done.
© Susan Joy Clark 2021
This was written for Go Dog Go Cafe’s challenge to write a poem in lai form. The description below of the form was taken from their page.
Today’s poetry form is called Lai Poetry. From Brewer,
A nine-line poem or stanza that uses an “a” and “b” rhyme following this pattern: aabaabaab. The lines with an “a” rhyme use 5 syllables; the “b” rhyme lines have 2 syllables.