From the above linked blog: Here's the plan: each person can write as many triolets as he wants, following the rules above to the best of his ability. (See the blog for the rules) You can email them to me at the address on my sidebar, or leave them in my comment box. Please leave some name attached to the poem, for me to attach your laurels to, if you win any. I will judge the poems on their faithfulness to the form and humor. Depth, where applicable, is a bonus.
Sounds fun. I'm going to try it. I've never composed a triolet in my life thus far that I know of.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
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I had never even heard of a triolet until reading The Man Who Was Thursday for the first time. :-)
ReplyDeleteUnder the tree
ReplyDeleteWrapped all in red—
Is it for me
Under the tree?
Undo the thread.
Good Lord, it’s Ed
Under the tree
Wrapped all in red!
~ John Peterson
And don't forget these two gems by Belloc. ~ John Peterson
ReplyDeleteOur civilization
Is built upon coal.
Let us chant in rotation
Our civilization
That lump of damnation
Without any soul,
Our civilization
Is built upon coal.
In a very few years,
It will float upon oil.
Then give three hearty cheers,
In a very few years
We shall mop up our tears
And have done with our toil.
In a very few years
It will float upon oil.
Is there a deadline for this contest? I'd like to mention it in Trifles in the magazine.
ReplyDeleteThere is one, but I'm quite willing to put it off if someone particularly wants me to. Let me know.
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