<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425926" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Seasonable Retour-Knell</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">SEASONABLE RETOUR KNELL<br>Variations on a theme... <br>SEASONABLE ROUND ROBIN ROLE REVERSALS</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Author notes</div><div style="margin:10px 0">A mirrored Retourne may not only be read either from first line to last or from last to first as seen in the mirrors, but also by inverting the first and second phrase of each line, either rhyming AAAA or ABAB for each verse. thus the number of variations could be multiplied several times.- two variations on the theme have been included here but could have been extended as in SEASONABLE ROUND ROBIN ROLE REVERSALS robi03_0069_robi03_0000</div><div style="margin:10px 0">In respect of SEASONABLE ROUND ROBIN ROLE REVERSALS<br>This composition has sought to explore linguistic potential. Notes and the initial version are placed before rather than after the poem. <br>Six variations on a theme have been selected out of a significant number of mathematical possibilities using THE SAME TEXT and a reverse mirror for each version. Mirrors repeat the seasons with the lines in reverse order. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">For the second roll the first four syllables of each line are reversed, and sense is retained both in the normal order of seasons and the reversed order as well... The 3rd and 4th variations offer ABAB rhyme schemes retaining the original text. The 5th and 6th variations modify the text into rhyming couplets. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Given the linguistical structure of this symphonic composition the score could be read in inversing each and every line and each and every hemistitch. There are minor punctuation differences between versions.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One could probably attain sonnet status for each of the four seasons and through partioning in 3 groups of 4 syllables extend the possibilites ad vitam.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Seasonable Round Robin Roll Reversals<br>robi03_0069_robi03_0000 QXX_DNZ<br>Seasonable Retour-Knell<br>robi03_0070_robi03_0069 QXX_NXX<br>26 March 1975 rewritten 20070123<br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllll<br>For previous version see below<br>_______________________________________<br>SPRING SUMMER</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Life is at ease Young lovers long<br>Land under plough; To hold their dear; <br>Whispering trees, Dewdrops among, <br>Answering cow. Bold, know no fear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Blossom, the bees, Life full of song, <br>Burgeoning bough; Cloudless and clear; <br>Soft-scented breeze, Days fair and long, <br>Spring warms life now. Summer sends cheer.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>AUTUMN WINTER</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> <br>Each leaf decays, Harvested sheaves<br>Each life must bow; And honeyed hives; <br>Our salad days Trees stripped of leaves, <br>Are ending now. Jack Frost has knives.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Fruit heavy lays Time, Prince of thieves, <br>Bending the bough, - Onward he drives, <br>Autumn dismays, While Winter grieves<br>Sun drifting down. Over our lives.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>26 March 1975<br>Enjoy! <br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll</div><div style="margin:10px 0">llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllllll<br> Seasonable Retour-Knell I</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Spring burgeons, breeze blows blossom, bees, <br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>White Winter grieves over our lives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>cloudless and clear, life full of song. <br>To draw dear near, young lovers long, <br>sure, know no fear, symphony strong.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>fruit heavy lays bending the bough, <br>each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>Fall’s salad days all ending now.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">White Winter grieves over our lives.<br>Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives, <br>Trees stripped of leaves, Jack Frost has knives.<br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives.<br>____ _____ ___ </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives.<br>Trees stripped of leaves, Jack Frost has knives.<br>Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives, <br>White Winter grieves over our lives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Fall’s salad days all ending now, <br>each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>fruit heavy lays bending the bough, <br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sure know no fear, symphony strong, <br>to draw dear near, young lovers long.<br>Cloudless and clear, life full of song, <br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">White Winter grieves over our lives.<br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>Spring burgeons, breeze blows blossom, bees … <br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll<br>Seasonable Retour-Knell II</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Spring burgeons, breeze blows blossom, bees, <br>days fair and long, Summer sends cheer.<br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>Over our lives white Winter grieves.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>life full of song, cloudless and clear, <br>To draw dear near, young lovers long, -<br>symphony strong - sure, know no fear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>bending the bough, fruit heavy lays. <br>each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>all ending now Fall’s salad days.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">White Winter grieves over our lives.<br>hibernate hives, Harvested sheaves, <br>trees stripped of leaves, - Jack Frost has knives.<br>Onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves.<br>____ _____ ___ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves.<br>Trees stripped of leaves, - Jack Frost has knives.<br>Hibernate hives, Harvested sheaves, <br>White Winter grieves over our lives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">All ending now, Fall’s salad days. <br>Each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>bending the bough, fruit heavy lays.<br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sure know no fear, symphony strong, <br>young lovers long to draw dear near, <br>Cloudless and clear, life full of song, <br>days fair and long, Summer sends cheer. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">White Winter grieves over our lives.<br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow, <br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>Spring burgeons, breeze blows blossom, bees …<br> <br>.<br>© Jonathan Robin 25 January 2007</div><div style="margin:10px 0">lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllll</div><div style="margin:10px 0">SEASONABLE ROUND ROBIN ROLE REVERSALS<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part I<br> <br>Life is at ease, land under plough <br>whispers, receives free-grazing cow.<br>Spring wave-wakes tree’s burgeoning bough, <br>soft-scented breeze, bees, blossom, now. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>cloudless and clear, life full of song. <br>To draw dear near, young lovers long, <br>sure, know no fear, symphony strong. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>Fall’s salad days all ending now.<br>Fruit heavy lays bending the bough, <br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives, <br>trees stripped of leaves, Jack Frost has knives.<br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives, <br>white Winter grieves over our lives.<br>_ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">White Winter grieves over our lives.<br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives.<br>trees stripped of leaves, Jack Frost has knives.<br>Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Autumn displays sunsets which wow. <br>Fruit heavy lays bending the bough. <br>Fall’s salad days all ending now, <br>Each leaf decays, each life must bow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sure, know no fear, - symphony strong -<br>to draw dear near, young lovers long, <br>Cloudless and clear, life full of song.<br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soft-scented breeze, bees, blossom, now, <br>Spring wave-wakes tree’s burgeoning bough <br>whispers, receives free-grazing cow. <br>Life is at ease, land under plough. <br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllll<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part II<br> <br>Land under plough, Life is at ease, <br>free-grazing cow whispers receives.<br>Burgeoning bough, Spring wave-wakes trees. <br>Bees, blossom; Now, soft-scented breeze. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Days fair and long, Summer sends cheer, <br>life full of song, cloudless and clear, <br>Young lovers long to draw dear near, -<br>symphony strong - sure, know no fear. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each life must bow, each leaf decays, <br>All ending now. Fall’s salad days, <br>bending the bough, fruit heavy lays.<br>Sunsets which wow Autumn displays. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hibernate hives, harvested sheaves, <br>Jack Frost has knives. Trees stripped of leaves.<br>Onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves, <br>over our lives, white Winter grieves.<br>_ _ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Over our lives white Winter grieves, <br>onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves, <br>Jack Frost has knives. Trees stripped of leaves, <br>Hibernate hives, harvested sheaves. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sunsets which wow Autumn displays.<br>Bending the bough, fruit heavy lays, <br>all ending now, Fall’s salad days.<br>Each life must bow, each leaf decays. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Symphony strong - sure know no fear –<br>young lovers long to draw dear near.<br>Life full of song, cloudless and clear, <br>days fair and long, Summer sends cheer.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Bees, blossom. Now, soft-scented breeze, <br>burgeoning bough, Spring wave-wakes trees.<br>Free-grazing cow whispers receives. <br>Land under plough, Life is at ease. <br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part III</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Life is at ease, land under plough, <br>free-grazing cow whispers, receives.<br>Spring wave-wakes tree’s burgeoning bough, <br>bees, blossom, now, soft-scented breeze.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summer sends cheer, days fair and long, <br>life full of song cloudless and clear. <br>To draw dear near, young lovers long, - <br>symphony strong sure, - know no fear. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each leaf decays, each life must bow, <br>All ending now, Fall’s salad days. <br>Fruit heavy lays bending the bough, <br>Sunsets which wow Autumn displays. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives, <br>Jack Frost has knives, trees stripped of leaves.<br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives, <br>over our lives white Winter grieves.<br>_ _ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Over our lives white Winter grieves.<br>Time, Prince of thieves, onward he drives.<br>Jack Frost has knives, trees stripped of leaves.<br>Harvested sheaves, hibernate hives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sunsets which wow Autumn displays. <br>Fruit heavy lays bending the bough. <br>All ending now, Fall’s salad days, <br>Each leaf decays, each life must bow.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Symphony strong. Sure, know no fear, <br>to draw dear near, young lovers long. <br>Life full of song cloudless and clear, <br>Summer sends cheer, days fair and long. <br>.<br>Bees, blossom, now, soft-scented breeze. <br>Spring wave-wakes tree’s burgeoning bough. <br>Free-grazing cow whispers, receives. <br>Life is at ease land under plough.<br>llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part IV </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Land under plough, life is at ease, <br>whispers receives free-grazing cow<br>Spring wave-wakes trees, burgeoning bough, <br>soft-scented breeze Bees, blossom, - now. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Days fair and long, Summer sends cheer, <br>cloudless and clear, life full of song, <br>Young lovers long to draw dear near, <br>sure, know no fear, - symphony strong. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Each life must bow, each leaf decays, <br>Fall’s salad days all ending now. <br>Bending the bough, fruit heavy lays.<br>Autumn displays sunsets which wow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hibernate hives, harvested sheaves, <br>Jack Frost has knives. Trees stripped of leaves.<br>Onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves, <br>over our lives, white Winter grieves.<br>_ _ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Over our lives white Winter grieves<br>onward he drives, Time, Prince of thieves, <br>Jack Frost has knives. Trees stripped of leaves, <br>Hibernate hives, harvested sheaves. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Autumn displays sunsets which wow.<br>Bending the bough, fruit heavy lays, -<br>Fall’s salad days all ending now.<br>Each life must bow, each leaf decays. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sure, know no fear, - symphony strong -<br>young lovers long to draw dear near.<br>Cloudless and clear, life full of song, <br>Days fair and long, Summer sends cheer. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Soft-scented breeze, bees, blossom, now, <br>Spring wave-wakes trees, burgeoning bough.<br>Whispers receives free-grazing cow.<br>Land under plough, life is at ease. <br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllll<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part V</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Life is at ease, soft-scented breeze <br>whispers, receives. Spring wave-wakes tree’s<br>burgeoning bough. Bees, blossom, now.<br>Land under plough, free-grazing cow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summer sends cheer, cloudless and clear.<br>Sure, know no fear, to draw dear near, <br>young lovers long symphony strong.<br>Life full of song, days fair and long. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Autumn displays Fall’s salad days. <br>Each leaf decays, fruit heavy lays<br>bending the bough, each life must bow, <br>Sunsets which wow all ending now. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Harvested sheaves, trees stripped of leaves, <br>White Winter grieves. Time, Prince of thieves, <br>onward he drives over our lives.<br>Hibernate hives. Jack Frost has knives. <br>_ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Hibernate hives. Jack Frost has knives, <br>onward he drives over our lives.<br>White Winter grieves Time, Prince of thieves.<br>Harvested sheaves, trees stripped of leaves. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Sunsets which wow all ending now.<br>bending the bough, each life must bow, <br>Each leaf decays, fruit heavy lays<br>Autumn displays Fall’s salad days. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Life full of song, days fair and long. <br>Young lovers long symphony strong.<br>sure, know no fear to draw dear near.<br>Summer sends cheer, cloudless and clear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Life is at ease, soft-scented breeze. <br>Land under plough, free-grazing cow, <br>burgeoning bough, bees. Blossom now<br>whispers, receives. Spring wave-wakes trees.<br>lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllll<br>Seasonable Role Reversal Part VI</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Bees, blossom, now, burgeoning bough, <br>free-grazing cow, land under plough. <br>Spring wave-wakes trees, whispers, receives, <br>life is at ease, soft-scented breeze. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Cloudless and clear, Summer sends cheer.<br>To draw dear near, sure, know no fear, <br>symphony strong young lovers long.<br>Days fair and long, life full of song. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">All ending now - sunsets which wow -<br>each life must bow. Bending the bough, <br>fruit heavy lays. Each leaf decays.<br>Fall’s salad days Autumn displays. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Jack Frost has knives, onward he drives <br>over our lives. Hibernate hives, <br>trees stripped of leaves, harvested sheaves.<br>Time, Prince of thieves. White Winter grieves.<br>_ _ _ _ _ </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Time, Prince of thieves! White Winter grieves -<br>trees stripped of leaves, harvested sheaves -<br>over our lives. Hibernate hives. <br>Jack Frost has knives, onward he drives. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Fall’s salad days Autumn displays.<br>Fruit heavy lays, each leaf decays, <br>each life must bow bending the bough.<br>All ending now sunsets which wow. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Days fair and long, life full of song, <br>symphony strong - young lovers long<br>to draw dear near, sure, know no fear. <br>Cloudless and clear, Summer sends cheer. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Life is at ease, soft-scented breeze, <br>Spring wave-wakes trees, whispers, receives.<br>Free-grazing cow, land under plough, <br>bees, blossom, now, burgeoning bough.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllll</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Jonathan+Robin">Jonathan Robin</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=425926" data-title="Seasonable Retour-Knell de Jonathan Robin" data-description="SEASONABLE RETOUR KNELL Variations on a theme... 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