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Casidy
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since 2002-01-27
Posts 36
The Heart of Texas

0 posted 2002-02-08 11:02 AM


Bruised

We stopped to pick the flowers and forgot forget me nots
Thoughts cascading canyons over mountain steep
Leaving teary pictures ‘neath the forest laden tops….
We stopped to pick the flowers and forgot forget me nots
We walked on long, finding all we sought
Planting little seeds, to later reap
We stopped to pick the flowers and forgot forget me nots
Thoughts cascading canyons over mountain steep


Okay... call this a first attempt to try and get a feel for what this thingie is... a Triolet that is *smiles sweetly*... I don't know if I like all this repeating... Also... I have a question, if you add more stanza's... do they have to repeat the first?... or do they start a new repeat?.... or are there rules for new stanzas?....

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Titia Geertman
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since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182
Netherlands
1 posted 2002-02-08 04:20 PM


WOW Casidy, I think this is a great first attempt. Welcome to passions and class, you'll love it here (as long as you bring apples for the teach).

Oh I still have to work on mine, well actually didn't start it yet, too busy doing other things.

Titia

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cwebb
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since 2002-01-19
Posts 34

2 posted 2002-02-09 06:01 AM


I think it's beautiful - and love whimsy of your "forgot the forget-me-nots"!  

I hope Nan can answer your question - I don't remember seeing any rules about subsequent verses, and far as I'm concerned, I can just make up my own! (Until I'm told otherwise!)  I did look up triolets on various sites, and not one of the examples had more than one verse... I thought it interesting that there's no restriction to line-length, either.  The repeating lines - yes, I feel that way too, but at the same time, I seem to hear the distant music of a harpsichord... this form to me has a sort of balladic quality, presented by a courtier to his lover as he might (or perhaps accompanied by!) a nosegay...  the occasion, perhaps, for some clever word-play!

Carol

Munda
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since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544
The Hague, The Netherlands
3 posted 2002-02-09 10:46 AM


I'm finding Triolet a tricky form of poetry. To repeat so many lines within an 8 line verse and still make sense, seems almost impossible to me, yet you managed very well. Well done!
Not A Poet
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since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA
4 posted 2002-02-11 11:12 AM


Hi Casidy. This is really nice, especially for a first try. One thing though and it may be just me but the meter on line 5 makes me stumble just a bit. I've read it several times and each time that one line just feels wrong. Otherwise, it really flows nice.

Pete

Casidy
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since 2002-01-27
Posts 36
The Heart of Texas
5 posted 2002-02-11 07:59 PM


Thank you all for the comments ;-)

I will look at line 5... I agree it seems to stumble a bit there... it also seems to need more verses ;-)...

Sunshine
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since 1999-06-25
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Listening to every heart
6 posted 2002-02-11 10:43 PM



Casidy, I'm thinking you do have a heart as big as Texas, for if this is your first post at a tricky format, then there's a lot more where that came from...

and I agree with your fifth line...it needs a little work...

looking forward to more!

Nan
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Cape Cod Massachusetts USA
7 posted 2002-02-15 07:47 PM


This is indeed lovely, Casidy - It's so nice to have a new poet begin their Passionate posts here in the workshop.  I've gotta warn you - we have some serious fun (oxymoron) in here.

You've given us a great entree - Thank you - and check your email for a special treat..

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