04-15-2016, 10:28 AM
Another Rondeau, for Leanne.
I Once Had Fortune
I once had fortune by my side
emboldening my words; my guide
should anxious thoughts encroach upon
endeavors narrow, wide, or on
a scale too big for me to hide.
At times my mind collapsed and shied
away from danger or implied
my will was weak and luck was gone—
I once had fortune.
And so I will not run or hide
but soon will seek to set my stride
to where my soul is aptly drawn
and set my appetites upon
my dream, my queen, my love, my dawn—
I once had fortune.
I Once Had Fortune
I once had fortune by my side
emboldening my words; my guide
should anxious thoughts encroach upon
endeavors narrow, wide, or on
a scale too big for me to hide.
At times my mind collapsed and shied
away from danger or implied
my will was weak and luck was gone—
I once had fortune.
And so I will not run or hide
but soon will seek to set my stride
to where my soul is aptly drawn
and set my appetites upon
my dream, my queen, my love, my dawn—
I once had fortune.
