The Sunset – a terza rima poem

the western sky shot colors from the sun

with hues of orange and pinks and dazzling shapes

reflections on the water never done

vibrating colors like some bobbing grapes

a spectacle of beauty and delight

tossed by the waves, with many diff’rent shapes

a grandiose display of brilliant light

that takes away one’s breath, with gasps and awe

and forms some salty tears that mar one’s sight

this vast array begins to drop the jaw

and with a mouth wide open catches flies

which may end up inside a person’s craw

no matter what, the person never lies,

majestic beauty overflows his soul

and whispers that he’s found a special prize

igniting passion, deep within, he’s whole,

and will again begin his blessed stroll

Precious Linda, c.2013

I used the prompt of writing a terza rima today. The description is as follows:

“The literal translation of terza rima from Italian is 'third rhyme'. Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern A-B-A, B-C-B, C-D-C, D-E-D. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of poems written in terza rima end with either a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet. The two possible endings for the example above are d-e-d, e or d-e-d, e-e. There is no set rhythm for terza rima, but in English,iambic pentameter is generally preferred." 

Quotation from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terza_rima (2013-04-25)