Day 360:

June 25-Blues Stanza, Langston Hughes invention, any number of tercets, monorhyme, typically repeated in first two lines, or with minor variation. 12 syllables broken into half lines, themes are laments, suffering, blues, life’s struggles, life experiences, often with sarcasm and humor. Third line is typically a “climatic parallel” Title: Peace, Be Still

.”A storm” says the captain

------each wave was like a wall

“A squall” says the skipper

------each wave tall as a wall

Water nearly drowns us

------til it hears the Lord’s call.