She
Alone
Stands waiting
Waiting in vain?
Grasping the bouquet
Fidgeting with hair strands
Hiding tears behind the veil
Can it be that he’s not coming?
Wedding vows left forever unsaid?
She alone stands waiting … waiting in vain?

This was written in response to Suzanne Brace prompt for W3 Prompt #78 (thanks to David for hosting): to share an emotion in a “Declina Refrain” poem. Thanks to Suzanne for introducing me to this form.

A Dectina Refrain is a poetic form written with your syllables going: 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10. Your 10th line is comprised of your first four lines all together as one stand alone line which may/may not be in quotation marks. This was influenced by Downtown Abbey.

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