How lazily the Sun retires
Below the vast horizon—
Its orange hue—a ball of fire— !!!
How lazily the Sun retires
Before the end of day expires...
It’s always so surprisin’ !
How lazily the Sun retires
Below the vast horizon.
©Barbra Lambert
Image courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Purple_Sunset.jpg
Nan Phelps - Circa1940
Image courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nan_Phelps#Paintings
How to Write Triolet Poetry
A triolet poem consists of 8 lines with a rhyming pattern of ABaAaAB. The unique aspect of a triolet is its set of refrain lines, lines that repeat themselves.
Line 1 repeats itself in Lines 4 & 7
Line 2 repeats itself in Line 8
Its format is as follows.
Line 1 A - Line that will be used here and as 1st refrain line in Lines 4 & 7
Line 2 B - Line that will be used here and as 2nd refrain line in Line 8
Line 3 a -----------------------
Line 4 A - Repeat Line 1 here
Line 5 a -----------------------
Line 6 b -----------------------
Line 7 A - Repeat Line 1 here
Line 8 B - Repeat Line 2 here
The capital letters A & B in Lines 4, 7, & 8 (in the above format) are representative of refrain Lines 1 & 2.
Note: Writers of triolet poetry can change the phraseology of the original refrain line(s) throughout the poem if they feel the change will enhance the preceding or the following line(s). *See Lines 1, 4, & 7 in my triolet poem in the Children's Section below entitled "Certainty".
Line 1 repeats itself in Lines 4 & 7
Line 2 repeats itself in Line 8
Its format is as follows.
Line 1 A - Line that will be used here and as 1st refrain line in Lines 4 & 7
Line 2 B - Line that will be used here and as 2nd refrain line in Line 8
Line 3 a -----------------------
Line 4 A - Repeat Line 1 here
Line 5 a -----------------------
Line 6 b -----------------------
Line 7 A - Repeat Line 1 here
Line 8 B - Repeat Line 2 here
The capital letters A & B in Lines 4, 7, & 8 (in the above format) are representative of refrain Lines 1 & 2.
Note: Writers of triolet poetry can change the phraseology of the original refrain line(s) throughout the poem if they feel the change will enhance the preceding or the following line(s). *See Lines 1, 4, & 7 in my triolet poem in the Children's Section below entitled "Certainty".
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"Sunset" is a triolet poem that was written to serve as a sample of triolet poetry for students of elementary ages. Its simplistic vocabulary provides an easy understanding of the poem's format and outlines, too, a simplistic way of teaching syllabication.
More triolet poems for children can be found in the Children's Section below.
Children's Section
With all its verve, and glitz, and zing—
Then good ole summer’s drawing near!!
Spring is here—spring is here...
The baby robin sings with cheer,
“Zippety-do-dah-whip-bam-bing,
Spring is here! Spring is here
With all its verve, and glitz, and zing!”
©Barbra Lambert
Image courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Robin
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"Certainty"
Seasons will come, and seasons will go —
Of this we can be certain.
Of this we can be certain.
And tides will cyclically ebb and flow,
For seasons will come, and seasons will go
As will the rains and falling snow
‘Til nature draws her final curtain.
Seasons will come, and seasons will go —
Of this we can be certain.
©Barbra Lambert
For seasons will come, and seasons will go
As will the rains and falling snow
‘Til nature draws her final curtain.
Seasons will come, and seasons will go —
Of this we can be certain.
©Barbra Lambert
