Le Voyage Magnifique

A Mother Cries

A mother cries
when precious son departs for war.

A mother cries
and will forever agonize
when Army rep knocks on her door.

The grieving shakes her to the core,
so mother cries.

Notes on the Rondelet form of poetry ▼

The Rondelet is a French form constructed in seven lines with two rhymes and a refrain, as described and demonstrated in the following link: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/rondelet.html .