Prompted by Poet's Place Cafe

Leader

Leader

I accept it,
I will step up and lead.
I've done it before, see the need.
I will not quit.

They trust in me
to energize, inspire,
cheer them on, and take them higher.
Love is the key.
                    ~~Judi Van Gorder

Note ▶︎

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Verse Form: The Retournello   is a stanzaic invented form with a refrain. It was created by Flozari Rockwood. The elements of the Retournello are:

1. stanzaic, written in any number of quatrains.
2, syllabic, 4-6-8-4 syllables per line.
3, envelope rhymed, rhyme scheme abba cddc effe etc.
Inspired by "Form of the week: Retournello"