Time to Write a Poem

April 1 Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

Our D'Artagnan, where can he be?
Today's Paris is starving,
our king cares more for money
than people's futures, carving

a deep divide between the haves
and the more diverse, have nots,
to subject and control our lives
locked behind an iron mask.

Who will lead us out from the restrictive,
cold, hard metal cage that chafes its captive?
                             ~~Judi Van Gorder


Notes: ▶︎

Verse Form Ravenfly   is an invented verse form created by Amanda J. Norton, (Darkbutterfly). The elements of the Ravenfly are:
         1. a decastich (poem in 10 lines), made up of 2 quatrains followed by a couplet.
         2. syllabic, 8-7-8-7 8-7-8-7 10-10.
         3. rhymed abab cdcd ee

Prompt: a movie prop or historical object

April 1 National Poetry Month