By Treischel
The drab of winter starts to go
when comes the warmth and springtime rains.
Seeds germinate and tree saps flow.
The drab of winter starts to go
as trees soon bud and flowers grow.
The leaves pop out and green grass gains.
The drab of winter starts to go
when comes the warmth and springtime rains.
| Author Notes |
It seems to happen almost overnight. One day the trees are bare and the grass looks yellow and dead. Then it rains, and boom, the grass is green and the leaves are out. What a difference. I tried to capture that here. I chose this photo to show just how green the grass was in the woods, leaves on background trees, and buds on bushes.
This poem is a Triolet. A Triolet is a French repeating poem of only eight lines, and often all lines are in iambic tetrameter. It contains only 2 rhymes, with a rhyme scheme of: ABaAabAB. The fourth and seventh lines are the same exact line as the first (see capital As). The eighth line is the same exact line as the second (see capital Bs). Because five of the eight lines repeat, this is one of the easiest French formats to create, yet when the repeated lines are chosen well, it creates a lovely poem. This photograph was taken by the author himself on May 1, 2016. |
By Treischel
| Author Notes |
When you look at that photo, you can't help but to smile at that child cavorting on the path. I certainly was inspired.
This poem is a formatted as quatrains with reverse rhyming. It requires two stanzas. Any iambic meter will do. I used Alexandrine Hexameter here (twelve syllables, or 6 iambic feet). The reverse comes from changing the aabb rhyme in the first stanza to bbaa rhyme in the second. So there are only two rhymes in all 8 lines of the set, an "a" rhyme and a "b" rhyme. You can add any number of more stanzas in sets of two, each reversed rhymed. This photograph was taken by the author himself on October 16, 2018. |
By Treischel
Spring
coming
flooding
melting snow
sunshine glow
watch drifts go
suddenly found
just look around
wet muddy ground
change is profound
thick ice on town pond
and snowbanks beyond
commence to respond
from landscape abscond
with twitch of the wand
Soon we'll see buds on trees
life returns, through degrees
fauna freed from the freeze
June bugs and bumble bees
flowers, birds in the breeze
herald springtime's reprise
| Author Notes |
We're finally seeing the return of spring, here in Minnesota. Its warm, and snow is melting, albeit with some flooding. Can now see the ground and grass. Birds are returning, Insects are coming out. Trees are budding, and flowers are coming up.
This poem is a Hexaverse. A Hexaverse is a type of poem that relates stanza lines to syllable count in increasing volume. It starts with a 1 syllable, 1 line stanza (also the Title of the poem); then, 2 syllables, 2 lines; then 3 syllables, 3 lines; then 4 syllables, 4 lines; and then 5 syllables, 5 lines.. etc. It can have as many stanzas as the author wants. No rhyme scheme is required. The Title is also the first line of the Poem (I couldn't do that here, because I already had a poem with the name posted). Many Hexaverse poems also start each line with the same word. While this is not a requirement, it is an option. A related version is the Diminishing Hexaverse, which starts with longest stanzas, and works its way down to one word. In this poem, I chose to go with 6 stanzas. I also chose to mono-rhyme each stanza, and center the text. This photograph was taken by the author himself on April 27, 2013. |
|
You've read it - now go back to FanStory.com to comment on each chapter and show your thanks to the author! |
| © Copyright 2015 Treischel All rights reserved. Treischel has granted FanStory.com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work. |
© 2015 FanStory.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Privacy Statement