Holidays and Special Occasions in the Month of March. A Poem in Villanelle Poetic Form
Posted: Sunday, March 07, 2010
by Nenita Wells
There are so many holidays
and special days in the month of March (2010), the following are some of them.
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Grandma March Day – March 1st (Bulgaria)
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Saint David's Day – March 1st (Wales)
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Beer Day – March 1st (Iceland)
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International Sisters' Day – March 1st
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National Pig Day – March 1st
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National Peanut Lovers Day – March 1st
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Commonwealth Day – March 8th (United Kingdom)
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Mothering Sunday - March 14th (United Kingdom)
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Daylight Saving Time Begins – March 14th
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Canberra Day – March 15th (Australia)
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Saint Patrick's Day – March 17th
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First Day of Spring – March 20th
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Benito Juarez Birthday – March 21st (Mexico)
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Passover Begins at Sundown – March 29th
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Palm Sunday-March 28th
I was thinking of incorporating all of the above holidays into poems in a cinquain poetic form to celebrate these special days in the month of March. I decided to focus on one of the holidays as the subject of my poem in villanelle. So, here it is. I hope you will like it.
Baba Marta, Grandmother
March Day in Bulgaria
( in Villanelle poetic
form)
A mystical figure is Baba
Marta.
First day of March, people
expressing.
Greetings! Chestita Baba
Marta.
Celebrated with parades in
Bulgaria.
People welcome the coming
of Spring.
Wearing red and white yarn
martenitsa.
Is the winter ending? Is
it sunny in Sofia?
Grandma March is a lady
with mood contrasting
Greetings! Chestita Baba
Marta.
Martenitsas are worn
until you see a stork or swallow,
Until the flowers of the
trees are blooming,
Through March as winter's gusting wind ceased to blow.
It is Grandma March Day in
Bulgaria.
Children reciting poems
and singing,
Greetings! Chestita Baba
Marta.
Woven tassels of red and
white martenitsa
Tied to trees signifying
rebirth, as winter is fighting
To hang on and eventually
loses to Spring, aha!
Greetings! Chestita Baba
Marta.
By Nenita Wells
03/07/2010
The above poem is in
villanelle poetic form. There are 19 lines. 5 tercets (3 lines) and 1
concluding quatrain (4 lines). The 1st and 3rd
lines of the stanza rhyme. Refrains that alternate in the 3rd
line in each successive stanza and a couplet.
Thank you for reading my poem.
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Nenita,Great poem, I always enjoy all you poem great job, please keep up the good work.Thank youHi Jose.Thank you so much for taking the time to read and comment. As always, I appreciate your stopping by. Thank you for your kind words.All the very best,Nenita
That was lovely, Nenita. Thanks.Sorry it's been a while...I've been sick for the past week. Just didn't have the desire to write for a while.Hi Richard.Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you stopped by and took the time to read and comment.I hope you are feeling much better.Best regards,Nenita
Thanks for the poems. This was cool.Hi Jenn.Thank you for taking the time to stop by, read as well as comment. I am glad you liked it.All the best to you,Nenita
Good form, nicely thought out topic, pleasure to read. As a bonus, the poem reminded me to set clocks ahead this weekend (very timely message)!!Hi Steven.Thank you for the generous 5-star rating. I appreciate your taking the time to read as well as comment. I am glad my article reminded you about the Daylight Saving Time. Again, thanks for stopping by.All the best to you and yours,Nenita
Hi Nenita,What a poem! I love it and looking forward reading more of your creation. You sure is a poet!TerenceHi Terence.Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you liked it.All the best,Nenita
Hey Nenita, I enjoyed your poetry. You certainly have a knack for poetic pros.Mark NeilHi Mark.Welcome back to Searchwarp.I am glad you liked this piece. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words.All the best,NenitaYou Welcome Nenita, I really like your poems. hey I have just added a new article about file protection, Do let me know how do you find that article?Best Regards,Mark NeilGreat article and was very informative. Thanks.
Tita, a very nice poem. You surely have the talent. keep going and God bless.
Happy spring time. And we just had our one hour electricity light saving for the entire philippines at 8:30 to 9:30 pm. It was fun and delight to see the bright moon that night even erich join us near the water tank.Thanks Norman.God bless and good health and Happy Easter to you and your family.Best regards,Tita
I thoroughly enjoyed your poem even though I didn't read it till April 1! Keep on writing-I always learn something new about poetry when I read yours. TerriPS-I didn't know there were so many Holidays in March!Hi Terri.Thank you so much for your kind words. I am glad you stopped by.Happy Easter to you and your family.~Nenita
Thanks for your beautiful poem.You're welcome Polly. I am glad you stopped by, read and commented, it meant a lot to me.Best regards,Nenita
That's be a good article, what I even don't know up now, thank you Nenita, thank you for sharing.Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate your stopping by, reading and commenting.
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