Alankar(Decor)-230 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Cyclone Vardah(Rosarian Sonnet)

ROSARIAN SONNET FORMS

This form is a poet's delight as firstly it uses couplets. These are always a favourite with poets,
and then it uses a link for those who like the use of refrains or French poetry.
Its creator Bruce Henderson, sets up the situation using two Quintains,
the centre lines linking stanzas.
This gives a rhyme scheme of... a. a. b. c. c..... d. d. b. e. e.
The final quatrain which contains the closure or counter statement gives a choice of linking,
and using couplets an envelope. The forms creator chose an envelope form.... f. g. g. f.
as the closure.

Cyclone Vardah(Rosarian Sonnet)



None knew why then the wind was to change bad
While the breeze was lovingly very good
They were the true lovers in cheers that day
Earth and sky were strung together in love
While the rain-strings tuning their trove of love

A sudden change began to blow bitter
Intruder to kill their love, a splitter
Satan Vardah like a demon to play
Came in squalling, howling, slaying the trees
Slammed clouds in dark mass thundered in wrong keys

A bad spell of rain poured to ruin the earth
Dismayed sky was blinded in sunless dark
Vardah sported too black leaving a mark
Fated city to lose vast green and mirth