à la rentrée -- At the Return

Poets and Writer's Poetry Prompt 9.3.2024

The French expression, à la rentrée, literally means “at the return” and can be translated as “see you in the fall” to refer to the time of year when students return back to school after the summer break and vacationers return to the city and to work after out-of-town trips—a time to start anew feeling reenergized with a refreshed and rested perspective on everyday routines. Think about the projects, personal goals, or relationships that you’d like to approach with a fresh start this autumn season. To celebrate la rentrée, write a poem that revolves around a familiar relationship, duty, or obligation. How might it be approached from a different angle or seen in a new light?

à la rentrée

At the return, I begin

Begin a new life abroad and at home.

I choose to immerse myself in the

Path that is pleasing to my senses.

Doubt lingers and shows its ugly head

But my confidence is stronger than my doubt.

I courageously take thigs head on

And the old and the new become one.

I no longer heed doubt's cry

Jumping at every opportunity

I learn to lead,

And I joyously follow the road Christ walked on.