OTTAVA RIMA FORM

An Ottava Rima originates as an Italian poem made up of eight lines with the rhyme pattern ab/ab/ab/cc. First introduced by Sir Thomas Wyatt in the late 13th to early 14th century.  Each line consists of eleven syllables.

CHANGE OF SEASON

Wicked Winter strives to retain its powers

and prove itself the mightiest of season

With biting winds that chill the spring's first showers

But gentle Spring does nudge our nature's reason

Her warm invite provokes to wake the flowers

and smiles her sunshine bringing birds and bees on

Finally Winter yields its hold and passes

applauded by the flowers trees and grasses