Le Voyage Magnifique

Sweet Seduction

We are itching to
explore something new,
when August seduces us
with pleasant weather.
We leave together
in tie-dyed Volkswagen bus.

There's nothing finer
than roadside diner
to meet and greet local folks,
linger for a while
and share friendly smile
beneath sprawling ancient oaks.

Charming episodes
along country roads
give relaxing getaway
special energy--
so happy to be
on our way to Santa Fe!

Notes on the Alouette form of poetry ▶︎

The Alouette form of poetry was designed by Jan Turner to mimic the lyrical quality of a lark's song. Each stanza contains six lines with syllabic structures of 5, 5, 7, 5, 5, 7, and a rhyme scheme of a, a, b, c, c, b, as described and demonstrated in the following links:

http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/alouette.html

https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1195-forms-unique-to-shadow-poetry/#aloue... .