I wrote my poem, Again, in response to the W3 Prompt #157, where the Poet of the Week, Di, (Pensitivity 101) challenges us to Write a 16-line free verse poem exploring the theme of the change of seasons.
To read the full prompt guidelines, please click here
Here are Di’s prompt guidelines
Write a 16-line free verse poem exploring the theme of the change of seasons;
Let the shift in time, temperature, and tone unfold naturally—imagery is key. Embrace the sensory transitions that mark nature’s turning pages;
The first word of line one must also be the final word of line sixteen.
I hope you enjoy my poem, Again, (and again, and again!)
Again
Again, the pattering against the windowpane—
rain sang its plaintive song.
The bare branch scratched and tapped the glass—
as if knocking to be let in
I didn’t think spring would ever come,
as strong wind wailed around my home—
not until the sweet scents swung
from the pinks of blossom trees,
and birds trilled all day long,
with dapple sunlight blinking in reprise.
The hotter sun of summer shines,
ablaze through my window’s glass—
time to laze in deep blue shade,
sip dry wines—and doze upon the grass,
To dream of golden tumbling leaves and autumn’s gentle rain—
then wait for winter’s claw at my casement once again.
Lesley Scoble, April 2025
Again is now a song! Written by Lesley Scoble — Music arranged by Suno.com. I hope you enjoy it AGAIN and again!
Acknowledgements
Enormous thanks to David, The Skeptics Kaddish, for hosting his inspiring and motivational poetry prompts.
My thanks to Poet of the Week, Di, of Pensitivity 101, for her inspirational prompt.
Above all, my deepest gratitude to you, the reader, for taking the time to read my poem.
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