Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar: “Almost a Triolet”
(posted by Frank H.)
“This is Frank Hubeny and the challenge for the next two days is to write a triolet or a poem that closely resembles a triolet. Gay Reiser Cannon wrote a prompt featuring the triolet.”
“So, what is a triolet? It has about the same number of words as a quadrille, but the word-count is not what matters. Looking at Wikipedia, a triolet’s characteristics are the following:”
The poem has 8 lines.
The rhyme scheme is abaaabab.
The meter is iambic tetrameter, that is, each line has four accented syllables with each accented syllable preceded by an unaccented syllable.
The first, fourth and seventh lines repeat.
The second and eighth lines repeat.
“That means the same couplet starts and ends this short poem and the first line of the couplet is repeated a third time in the middle. There isn’t a lot of opportunity to say much with those constraints so the lines of that repeated couplet carry much of the message.”
Strolling on the boardwalk in Spring sun
is a gift from February.
Cyclists, dogs, people having fun,
strolling on the boardwalk in Spring sun
Earphones on those choosing to run.
Though we know it’s temporary,
strolling on the boardwalk in Spring sun,
is a gift from February.
I like your description of a warm February day as a temporary gift that people accept joyfully.
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Thanks, Frank!
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There was a warm day here last week and everyone was out walking. It was a glorious break from winter.
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A warm surprise is always nice.
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The tenuousness of nature, a gift nonetheless.
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Absolutely!
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🙂
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Nice description of those first warm days!
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Thanks, Bev!
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I’d be happier if February gave a little warmth with that sun!
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At least warmth will follow.
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Very nice Sara! The warm days of winter are a true gift!
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Made me smile all day. Thanks, Dwight!
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:>)
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Yes, that temporary gift of sun in February is so welcomed.
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More! More!
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A passing gift, but nevertheless it’s something I happily receive.
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As do I. I think the day was more special because it was a fluke.
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Smiling I am. Yep! This is so true in Boston — those rare February days when weather is so tempting and gives you a quick but short taste of spring to come. Here in San Diego….it seems the sun is always shining and we need little more than a light jacket. It’s a continual boardwalk! 🙂
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Thanks, Lillian. My niece is contemplating a move there.
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