Making up for four days of poetry! The first form is called the Triolet and it’s a french poem with a lot of repetition. It consists of 8 lines!
Modern Woman
She wears silver rings on every finger
Hair tied up and unwashed
She likes to tease – to linger
She wears silver rings on every finger
Not one bit phased if you leave her
A modern woman knows the cost
She wears silver rings on every finger
Hair tied up and unwashed
This form is called the Triversen and it’s got some rules and regulations. Each stanza should equal a sentence with 2-4 beats per line and it should add up to 18 lines.
Familiar Traces of Scent
I was in class half asleep
Rubbed my two eyes cautiously
And sighed.
It snuck in smooth as thick, warm milk
Wrapped in my hands
A familiar remembrance.
A wash of dark, soft chocolate
Draped on my neck
And furrowed into my hair.
The fragrance of sleepy lids
Of brewing coffee, worn-out jammies
A disheveled comforter.
Sometimes I wonder how a smell
From so long ago for me can
Sprout in odd places far away.
From people I don’t know too well
In places I don’t think about
To be jolted with remembrance by a scent.
The second to last poem of the day is the Villanelle which is a French form with short stanzas and refrains! (NSFW poem! Some cursing!)
Just Fuck Off Then
Know you don’t have to lie
If you’re going to be a shit
You don’t need to be nice
You don’t need to write
Or throw a big fit
Know you don’t have to lie
If you’re going to bite
Draw some blood you can spit
You don’t need to be nice
Once it’s the end of the fight
Take your tattered lips
Know you don’t have to lie
You’re a shit with no light
A child who kicks and kicks
You don’t need to be nice
But neither do I
So kindly fuck off into the pits
Know you don’t have to lie
You don’t need to be nice.
And NOW is the last poem. This form is called the Zappai poem which is pretty much just a Haiku… No, it’s exactly like a Haiku. Whoever came up with this form obviously had never heard of a Haiku before.
Sick
Chest as dirtied snow
The eyes quietly crackle
Bones build a high rise
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