The Brightest of Stars [ZaniLa Rhyme]

Smiling with composure she sat back,
Looking to the golden stars,
"The brightest of stars," she softly sighed,
"Are only mine and yours, they're ours!"

And the brown teddy bear smiled so sweet,
With buttoned eyes and matted hair,
Laughing, she kissed his little blackened nose,
"Look, they're up in the sky, up there!"

Twinkling in the sky, the moon sat still,
Surrounded by stars, shining bright,
"The brightest of stars," she softly sighed,
"Are right there, dancing in the moonlight!"

And tears lined her emerald green eyes,
Looking out of her window,
She felt her heart beat, shut her eyes tight,
And she held her breath, then let it go -

Holding her teddy, she smiled and watched -
The sky's silent moonlit dance,
"The brightest of stars," she softly sighed,
"Will be faded soon from the Morning's glance."

- Jenna Elphick
May 4, 2007

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The ZaniLa Rhyme, a form created by Laura Lamarca, consists 4 lines per stanza. The rhyme scheme for this form is abcb and a syllable count of 9/7/9/9 per stanza. Line 3 contains internal rhyme and is repeated in each odd numbered stanza. Even stanzas contain the same line but swapped. The ZaniLa Rhyme has a minimum of 3 stanzas and no maximum poem length.

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