| Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted January 5, 2010 | Chapters: |
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a reflective triolet
A chapter in the book Triolets: Traditional and Modified
Millennia have Come and Gone
by adewpearl
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Millennia have come and gone since warfare first made mothers grieve, since spears from sticks were carved, then drawn, millennia have come and gone as ages pass and new days dawn while teardrops spill and bosoms heave, millennia have come and gone since warfare first made mothers grieve. |
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The triolet is a centuries old French poetic form first sung by troubadors in the Middle Ages. It consists of only eight lines in iambic meter with a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB. The capital letters designate repeated lines, so that line 1 is repeated as lines 4 and 7, and line 2 is repeated as line 8.
I have decided that in 2010 I will compile a set of poems about war in various poetic styles.
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