Encouragement

Going home
I always walk alone
Along memories sidewalk.

I know that as a child there was someone to talk,
And guide me as we strolled along the cement walk.

Who was it that helped me calm my fears?
That helped me dry my tears,
Gave me cheers.

Line count: 8
Form: A Trois-par-Huit is a 3-stanza 8-line poem. There are two possible combinations 3/3/2 and 3/2/3. The rhyme scheme is A/A/B/B/B/C/C/C. The rhyme scheme remains the same no matter how the poet divides the stanzas. The syllable structure is 3,6,9,12,12,9,6,3 and the last line summarizes the poem’s meaning and centered.