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Yule Poetry Day 12 = Midnight Past, First Footing Ahead

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12 Poetic Days of Yuletide  (E) 12 different Poetry styles beginning December 21st- January 1st. #2329171 by Witchy Yule Woman

Prompt ▶︎

Hogmanay is the traditional New Years celebration in Scotland. Folk would work through Christmas in favor of celebrating Hogmanay. This exuberant New Year’s Eve festival included fire balls, torches, fireworks. Ringing the bells helps clear out the old and ring in the new.

A Terza Rima- is a poem with an eleven syllable count in each line and a rhyming scheme of aba, bcb, cdc, dd.
For even more of a challenge, try the Terza Rima Sonnet. This form of poem has an eleven-syllable count in each line and a rhyming scheme of aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ee.

New Year's Eve or Hogmanay is your topic.

Midnight past, First Footing ahead

The night was dark, but full of wind and bagpipes.
I wore my best gold and silver, hat in hand.
The beat was pounding, brilliant, bright, the air ripe.

Twirling, turning, da-dum, da-dum, played the band,
The clock struck twelve and lights exploded overhead.
He kissed me heart to heart lost in wonderland.

Midnight past, first footing ahead, time for bread.
Pudding, cake, salt, whiskey and rye on the tray.
Threshold of a good friend, a beautiful spread.

Auld lang syne at the window we watch and sway.
Fireworks last all ngiht on this Hogmanay.