Triolets: Traditional and Modified

Poems employing this musical, repeating form
by adewpearl
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Romantic Triolet
Chapter 1

If I Controlled the Hands of Time

Posted March 6, 2009
Romance / Poetry
1388 views | 86 reviews

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contemplative triolet
Chapter 2

Sparkling Stars

Posted April 13, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
929 views | 93 reviews

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a contemplative triolet
Chapter 3

Hearts in True Communion Meet

Posted April 14, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
1087 views | 75 reviews

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a short poem based on modifying the triolet form
Chapter 4

In Tenderness a Hand Extends

Posted June 25, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
960 views | 71 reviews

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a modified triolet or NOT triolet-see author notes
Chapter 5

Shifting Tides

Posted July 8, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
941 views | 81 reviews

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a wildly modified triolet
Chapter 6

A Drop of Sun

Posted July 11, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
913 views | 89 reviews

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Spiritual Triolet
Chapter 7

A Little Kindness

Posted July 26, 2009
Spiritual / Poetry
1041 views | 97 reviews

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a modified reflective triolet
Chapter 8

We Pray for Peace

Posted August 11, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
915 views | 77 reviews

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Reflective Triolet
Chapter 9

My Wish for You

Posted October 4, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
755 views | 103 reviews

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not a true triolet but inspired by the form
Chapter 10

When Gratitude Replaces Pride

Posted October 5, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
710 views | 87 reviews

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a modern triolet with slight modifications
Chapter 11

My Strength I Find in Solitude

Posted October 6, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
696 views | 89 reviews

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fantasy triolet
Chapter 12

Invitation

Posted November 17, 2009
Fantasy / Poetry
922 views | 107 reviews

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a reflective triolet/ no punctuation
Chapter 13

Flights of Serendipity

Posted November 23, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
956 views | 101 reviews

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modified triolet
Chapter 14

When First I Wished

Posted November 24, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
1002 views | 86 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 15

Thanksgiving Triolet

Posted November 25, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
912 views | 89 reviews

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a joyful triolet
Chapter 16

Tunes from a Mountain Stream

Posted November 27, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
837 views | 104 reviews

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A Winter Triolet
Chapter 17

Unplanned Beauty

Posted December 15, 2009
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
847 views | 89 reviews

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triolet
Chapter 18

A Sea of Sunshine

Posted September 20, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
741 views | 119 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 19

What Happens to the Castaways?

Posted October 24, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
712 views | 94 reviews

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a whimsical triolet
Chapter 20

Is Sloth the Deadly Sin of Snails?

Posted October 22, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
697 views | 109 reviews

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a modified triolet
Chapter 21

Winds Leave a Silence in their Wake

Posted October 17, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
709 views | 101 reviews

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a modified triolet
Chapter 22

Festoons of Color

Posted September 21, 2010
General / Poetry
723 views | 109 reviews

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a triolet blessing
Chapter 23

By Placid Waters Be You Borne

Posted August 29, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
690 views | 94 reviews

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a modified modern triolet
Chapter 24

Cathedral glass on Angel's Wings

Posted August 25, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
682 views | 108 reviews

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a blessing in triolet form
Chapter 25

All That is Splendiferous

Posted August 18, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
669 views | 109 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 26

When Summer's Bloom Begins to Fade

Posted August 16, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
692 views | 94 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 27

Sun's Perfection

Posted August 6, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
661 views | 91 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 28

With Modesty She Bows Her Head

Posted August 1, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
604 views | 77 reviews

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a triolet of memory
Chapter 29

We Kissed Beneath the Waterfall

Posted July 20, 2010
Romance / Poetry
883 views | 88 reviews

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lighthearted triolet
Chapter 30

The Magic in a Child's Balloon

Posted July 19, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
594 views | 81 reviews

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a romantic triolet (modified)
Chapter 31

The Proposal

Posted July 12, 2010
Romance / Poetry
710 views | 97 reviews

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a just for fun triolet
Chapter 32

Bright Balls of Yarn

Posted July 6, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
579 views | 82 reviews

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contemplative modified triolet
Chapter 33

I'm Called by the Calliope

Posted June 29, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
610 views | 74 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 34

A Chapel Hosts My Sunday Prayer

Posted June 13, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
549 views | 68 reviews

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celebratory modified triolet
Chapter 35

If I Could Play a Brass Trombone

Posted June 1, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
599 views | 70 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 36

A Prayer for Strength

Posted May 26, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
634 views | 84 reviews

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a postmodern, modified triolet
Chapter 37

Requiem for the Gulf

Posted May 25, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
607 views | 83 reviews

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a contemplative triolet
Chapter 38

Earth Much More than Dwelling Place

Posted May 6, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
594 views | 80 reviews

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a triolet of appreciation
Chapter 39

All I Have Experienced

Posted May 5, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
822 views | 81 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 40

Waves Come Rolling Rows by Rows

Posted April 19, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
879 views | 85 reviews

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a modified, contemporary triolet
Chapter 41

Who Listens to the Whippoorwill

Posted April 15, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
1057 views | 74 reviews

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contemplative modified triolet
Chapter 42

Hey You!

Posted April 9, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
896 views | 89 reviews

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contemplative triolet
Chapter 43

When God Gives Answers I Reject

Posted April 8, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
875 views | 80 reviews

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romantic triolet
Chapter 44

If I Had Naught But What I've Found

Posted March 14, 2010
Romance / Poetry
852 views | 88 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 45

I've Dimmed the Lights

Posted March 13, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
998 views | 99 reviews

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modified triolet dedicated to my friend James
Chapter 46

Point of View

Posted March 8, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
956 views | 72 reviews

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a triolet
Chapter 47

I Hear a Whisper in the Breeze

Posted February 28, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
889 views | 96 reviews

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reflective triolet
Chapter 48

In Dreams I am a Gliding Swan

Posted February 26, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
924 views | 90 reviews

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reflective triolet
Chapter 49

Fear Not Swift Passage of the Years

Posted February 11, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
1059 views | 107 reviews

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wildly modified triolet for my daughter
Chapter 50

All Prejudices Placed Aside

Posted February 3, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
845 views | 92 reviews

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romantic triolet
Chapter 51

I'd Sail the Seven Seas

Posted February 2, 2010
Romance / Poetry
1008 views | 86 reviews

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reflective triolet
Chapter 52

Momentary Splendor

Posted January 23, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
997 views | 98 reviews

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a reflective modified triolet
Chapter 53

No Windswept Snow Can Blind My Way

Posted January 22, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
1087 views | 101 reviews

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a reflective triolet
Chapter 54

Millennia have Come and Gone

Posted January 5, 2010
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
935 views | 104 reviews

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