2015 was such a violent year, lets pray 2016 finds peace. I hope all of us, but especially our political leaders, have this resolution.

This poem is a Hexaverse with an added Envoi.
A Hexaverse is a type of poem that relates stanza lines to syllable count in increasing volume. It starts with a 1 syllable, 1 line stanza (also the Title of the poem); then 2 syllables, 2 lines; then 3 syllables, 3 lines; then 4 syllables, 4 lines; and then 5 syllables, 5 lines. It can have as many stanzas as the author wants. No rhyme scheme is required. The Title is also the first line of the Poem (I couldn't do that here, because I already had a poem with the name posted). Many Hexaverse poems also start each line with the same word. While this is not a requirement, it is an option. A related version is the Diminishing Hexaverse, which starts with longest stanzas, and works its way down to one word.

For this poem, I chose the option to start each line with the same word. I also chose a rhyme scheme, which is:
a bb cdc eeff gghhg.
In addtion, I added a two line Envoi for poetic impact, using the first and third line of the piece, in reverse order.

This photograph was taken by the author himself on January 26, 2012.

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