Question

lets write an elegy!!!!
an elegy poem is a tribute to someone who has passed. it symbolizes loss, hurt, pain. it can also have a resolution of closure.
write an elegy poem for a fictional character or a real person.. you can pick!
an elegy has:
-abab or abba rhyme scheme
-quatrain structure (minimum 3 stanzas)
the time

Explanation:

This elegy is written for a fictional beloved grandparent, follows the ABAB rhyme scheme, uses quatrain stanzas (4 total), and balances grief with the closure of cherished memories.

Answer:

Elegy for Grandma Elara

The porch swing still sways where you used to sit, (A)
Your teacup’s faint ring on the oak still stays, (B)
I trace the faint cracks where your fingers fit, (A)
And count the soft hours that slipped through our days. (B)

The apple tree bends with fruit you won’t pick, (A)
Your recipe card’s smudged with old cocoa stains, (B)
I taste your warm pie when the wind blows thick, (A)
And hold the quiet that outlasts the rains. (B)

I thought the dark would steal every bright trace, (A)
But your laugh hums low in the kitchen’s old tile, (B)
You left me your courage, your grace, your embrace, (A)
A light that outshines even the longest night’s trial. (B)

So I’ll hang your scarf where the sunlight can reach, (A)
And speak your name when the crickets take song, (B)
You’re not gone—you’re the peace in each beach, (A)
The quiet that makes every right thing feel wrong, then right, then home. (B)