Le Voyage Magnifique

WAR

When Putin slaps his thigh,
his army soon descends,
promoting evil trends.

When missiles start to fly,
our heroes say goodbye
to family and friends.

Too late to save the whole
of population's folk
beneath destruction's cloak,

all stand aghast at toll,
but try to take control
amid the fire and smoke.

We witness misery
now etched in history.

Notes on the HexSonnetta form of poetry ▶︎

The HexSonnetta is an intriguing variation of the Sonnet devised by Andrea Dietrich. The structure consists of two six-line stanzas followed by a rhyming couplet, all written in iambic trimeter (six syllables per line) with a rhyme scheme of abbaab cddccd ee, as described in more detail and demonstrated in the following link: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry/blogs/blog_detail.aspx?BlogID=28915&PoetID=174... .