DIASPORA OR TERZA RIMA

The Italian form Terza Rima is a of indefinite length, made up of numbers of three-line stanzas or tercets. The the sonnet ends with a couplet linking back to the first stanza.

Although usually in Iambic Pentameter, any meter or line length may be used, as long as all the lines are of the same length and meter.

The rhyme scheme is such that line 2 of each stanza rhymes with lines 1 and 3 of the following stanza, creating an interlocking pattern. In the final stanza, both lines rhyme with line 2 of the preceding tercet.

The Terza Rima sonnet has the following rhyme scheme, .a.b.a...b.c.b...c.d.c...d.e.d...e.e.

Dreams Might Come True When moonlight shines on the face of man's earth And all is dark and so quiet around Some of us will ponder on our own self-worth. Thoughts of what could have been abound Have we led the best life that was possible? Is it all we thought we would have found? Dreams of a different life seem unreachable As far from reality as Armageddon Like a sword through a stone in a famous fable. When the night falls, it seems less forbidden That our dreams feel just a moment away That's when we can feel what we keep so hidden. If we could have moonlight to replace each new day Then, our dreams might come true and ever stay... Sharon Howard