Regret

Poem Form: Burns Stanza

# of Lines: 6

# of Syllables: 9-9-9-6-9-6

Rhyme Scheme: a-a-a-b-a-b

Regret

The sunlit stream meanders and spools

Emptying into puddles and pools

Our happy children defying rules

Splash with wild abandon

Far from the scene, we bicker like fools

Squand’ring joy we planned on

by Andrea Brett