#triolet poems on Hello Poetry

Jenie Sep 2020

While you are asleep upstairs my little loves and the big one too,
should I watch Thomas, Jane Austen or Arthurian witches?
Chased by unconscious thoughts, the screen beckons to expel the blue.
While you are asleep upstairs my little loves and the big one too,
Netflix proposes in the stillness of the night and I miss you,
bubblewrapped under my ribs I hold our evening's joys and riches
while you are asleep upstairs, my little loves and the big one too,
should I watch Thomas, Jane Austen or Arthurian witches?

Triolet ABaAabAB, on waking up at night and switching on the TV for it to propose Thomas the tank, which was the last thing the children had watched.

#triolet #family #tv #night

Aishwarya Sridhar Jul 2020

Triolet Poem - Silent Wait

For, Silence she chose, to let time reveal the truth,
Clandestine promises she kept, not to get misconstrued,
When fear in believing people, strangled her to death,
For, silence she chose, to let time reveal the truth,
Blind love and compassion she had bestowed with strewth,
On the one, who gave back false hopes with betrayal, all to feud,
For, Silence she chose, to let time reveal the truth,
Clandestine promises she kept, not to get misconstrued.

The triolet is perfect for this kind of repetition, because the first line of the poem is used 3 times and the second line is used twice. If you do the math on this 8-line poem, you'll realize there are only 3 other lines to write: 2 of those lines rhyme with the first line, the other rhymes with the second line.

#triolet #life #silent #wait #poem #clandestine #promises #love #betrayal

ConnectHook Apr 2020

Anti-Viral Triolet

It’s Easter in Coronaland;

The empty malls hold silent air.

There’s paranoia on demand

For Easter in Coronaland.

The baby chickens make their stand;

And pastel rabbit eggs declare:

It’s Easter in Coronaland

In empty malls of silent air.

PROMPT 12: write a triolet.
These eight-line poems involve repeating lines and a rhyme scheme.

Seriously, I think I have written WAY better stuff than this.
It was a completely formulaic write in response to the prompt...
But this Triolet is getting read and the others are barely getting 15 reads per day.
One thing about HP, it surprises one to find out what poetry others pay attention to. It is very counter-intuitive.
I think my recent *****-poem is much better poetically (?)

#corona #triolet #easter #napowrimo2020

ms reluctance Apr 2020

Crowning Glory

Scratch-scratch-scratch the effing itch;
today, I really need to wash my hair.
Dry shampoo does little to tame the twitch,
scratch-scratch-scratch the effing itch.
No plans mean no washing days to switch –
it’s not like I am going to go anywhere.
Scratch-scratch-scratch the effing itch.
Today, I really need to wash my hair.

NaPoWriMo Day 12
Poetry form: Triolet

#lockdown #sideeffect #triolet #funny #silly

BrnUa Jan 2020

Your Face - A Triolet

It seems your face still makes me smile,
Despite the things that you have done,
I've endured your cuts, I've stood your trial,
And yet your face still makes me smile

When we first met, my heart was won,
And even though you drowned our son,
It seems your face still makes me smile,
Despite the things that you have done.

Just a song about a girl.

#triolet #rhymed #metrical #nonserious

Esridersi Dec 2019

what lies in front of you

There's so little to say for
what lies in front of you
I tip your glass eyes for pride to pour,
there is so little. to say for
tomorrows sake does grace and beauty radiate your pores
blasphemes the christ who dwells inside you -
theres so little to say; for
what lies in front of you?

#triolet #divinity #presentism #speechless #love

JaxSpade Oct 2019

Friendly Visitor

Knocking at the hearts door
Won't you let in the stranger
A friend forevermore
Knocking at the hearts door
For it's the King we adore
Won't you let him be your Saviour
Knocking at the hearts door
Won't you let in the stranger

#triolet

JaxSpade Jul 2019

IGNORANCE

Unaquainted with the state of fact
Incomprehension to what is lacked
Unenlightenment counterattacked
Unaquainted with the state of fact
Destitute of knowledge or how to act
You can't move forward if you face the back
Unaquainted with the state of fact
Incomprehension to what is lacked

#triolet

JaxSpade Jul 2019

Codependent

Lick my kiss and kick my gut
I'm a fool for your love
Break my heart and beat me up
Lick my kiss and kick my gut
Whatever you feel is appropriate
I'm a punching bag therof
Lick my kiss and kick my gut
I'm a fool for your love

#triolet

JaxSpade Jul 2019

Strong Man Competition

Trying to be a better man
Is another man better than me
Bigger faster stronger than
Trying to be a better man
Is there any hope that I can
For greater is he within me
Trying to be a better man
Is another man better than me

#triolet