NaPoWriMo day 23. Another previously unfamiliar (to me) verse form – the triolet.
These are 8 lines long, 8 syllables per line, rhyming pattern AbaAabAB with
lines 1, 4 & 7 identical, ditto lines 2 & 8 which means the first and
last couplets are the same. So, in a spirit of poetical rigour, here’s a ‘Trio of triolets’:
Verse me slowly and verse me quick,
Three poets weaving – speak, speak, speak,
Your words will show what makes you tick,
Verse me slowly and verse me quick,
Give my behind a verbal kick,
Let moth-light phrases kiss my cheek,
Verse me slowly and verse me quick,
Three poets weaving – speak, speak, speak.
Know you your place, systematised,
Pin through the back, left of centre,
Held fast in forceps, scrutinised,
Know you your place, systematised,
Described by parts, taxonomised,
Stroke the needle, feel it enter,
Know you your place, systematised,
Pin through the back, left of centre.
An epic fail was Pavlov’s cat,
However much he’d plead and beg,
And tempt with chicken, cream and sprats,
An epic fail was Pavlov’s cat,
Who, when the bell rang, simply sat,
And washed beneath uplifted leg -
An epic fail was Pavlov’s cat,
However much he’d plead and beg…
Skillful engrossing well penned lines
ReplyDeleteThanks - for me, one of the trickiest so far...
ReplyDeleteVery creative and humorous! I love all 3 of these, but the last really made me smile, since I have a cat! I had fun with the triolet as well!
ReplyDeleteYou're a quick study; you really made the most of this poetry form. It was new to me -- all of your poems are so witty.
ReplyDeleteYou are a clever poet. I'm glad they featured you on the NaPo site. I may need to read you often.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to follow :)
ReplyDelete