Brendan's Poem

The Seasons of Canada
Brendan Meagher

A Ballad written in Iambic Tetrameter
(Rhyme Scheme: A, B, C, B)

The summer months, they come and go,
The sky so blue and sunny too.
No clouds to see, just you and me,
The children going to the zoo.

But then it comes, the leaves they fall,
The season is ‘a changing fast.
Cool temperatures, and back to school,
Pumpkins, thanksgiving, it can’t last.

The snow, it falls, children, they call,
Sharing gifts and celebrating.
Hot chocolate and lighting fires,
Memories they are creating.

But then it melts, and birds, they sing,
The heat picks up, the warm winds blow.
April showers, and May flowers,
You come outside, grass starts to grow.

The seasons, they all come and go,
But then it starts over again.
It’s Canada we love so dear,
A cycle that will never end.

Brendan's season's poem describes Canada in a distinct way because it shows how Canada is so special to have 4 seasons of different weather rather than a place like Florida where it's constantly hot. He describes the events in a manner in which it is so easy to understand because we all go through that same cycle he is describing and we fully understand what he is talking about. He uses a unique rhyming scheme in (A,B,C,B) which gives the poem it's "catchyness" and anxiety to read it. He uses iambic tetrameter which is a perfect fit because the lines are long enough to exactly describe what he is talking about and place enough detail in. He uses deep description about each specific season which he is explaining. For example "But then it melts, and birds, they sing,", it obviously stating that the snow is melting and the season is changing to spring where the birds start to sing. He clearly shows that he knows what he is talking about and puts it into poetry that I would rate a 10/10. Bravo!