I'm not one to jump on a bandwagon for much of anything, but some things are simply too big to pass up. We had a DUI arrest tonight, and it was a doozy. Asleep at the wheel, lots of cursing and crying. But before that, before the shift started, there was news. Big news, that had an effect on everyone in the country, the same way related big news had an effect on the country about 10 years ago. And so, I give you my take on both events.
It's a villanelle. Highly structured rhyme and verse patterns, and a somewhat structured rhythm pattern. Once you get two parts figured out, you have half of the poem done. The rest is finding things to fit in the middle.
Where Were You
Where were you on that morn
Did you cry or were you mad
When a nations heart was torn
Ten years our attention stood
And our country became glad
Where were you on that morn
In halls of justice there I stood
Giving words that make men sad
When a nations heart was torn
Interrupted while I made wrongs good
Sent away with a sweep of a pad
Where were you that morn
I heard the news, checked under car hood
And wondered what we really had
When a nations heart was torn
The news told us what it could
And now the people are glad
Where were you on that morn
When a nations heart was torn
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