This was an un-shoveled path out on Harriet Island, in St. Paul, Minnesota, that follows the Mississippi River. Nonetheless, walkers were not deterred. I captured this image about an hour before sunset as the shadows were lengthening. The snow was sparkling. I tried to capture that here. Yes, I did sit there on a bench for a bit.

This poem is an Arabian Onegin Sonnet.
An Arabian Sonnet is simply one that is comprised of two Quatrains followed by two Tercets, where each stanza is mono-rhymed. Written in iambic pentameter.The Onegin aspect adds a touch of complexity to the rhyme scheme by repeating end rhymes (rather than refrain lines) in the following rhyme scheme: A,a,A,a - B,B,b,b - C,c,C - D,D,d. The Capital letters indicate the rhymes that are repeated. The trick here is to write the repeats so that they sound unique and the theme flows smoothly. not sure why it was named that or who named it, as it doesn't resemble the Pushkin Sonnet in any manner.
I am not particularly enamored with the format, as without the author notes, a reader could assume the poet is a sloppy rhymer.

This photograph was taken by the author himself on January 14, 2017.

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