Day 13 ~ Triplet Poem for #NationalPoetryMonth and "30 poems in 30 days"

Okay, let’s get back to basics because next week I hope to share some rather obscure poetry forms. But for your busy weekend, we will be writing triplets today and couplets tomorrow, BUT read the details before ya’ jump in. Okay?

Basically, triplets are simply 3 lined poems that rhyme. 

     BUT . . .

Depending on which EXPERT source you consult you are bound to get different definitions for various forms of poetry. Odd, I know. But I'm trying to find the most accurate definitions I can for this challenge. Some people use the term "tercet" and "triplet" interchangeably when discussing poetry, but that's not what I have found.

A "tercet" is a 3-lined poem (which may or may not rhyme and may or may not share the same meter). Therefore, yes, a "triplet" is a "tercet" BUT all "tercets" are not triplets. Go figure. Remember that a triplet should rhyme.

A "TRIPLET" is a very specific type of tercet and for our purposes pay CLOSE attention to the number of syllables:

HERE’S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART ~ EVERY LINE HAS THE SAME NUMBER OF SYLLABLES or BEATS (and YOU get to choose how many beats your poem will have – just keep the same number for each line)!

Fun times ~ it helps to think of a topic first, any topic (nature is usually the easiest to get an idea about).

Here’s a well-known triplet:

Hear no evil

See no evil

Speak no evil

Other Examples:                        

I pray my words today are sweet,
in case there’s some I have to eat,
it makes friends easier to keep!
                     © 2011 by Stephanie Abney 

The house is quiet as it can be

At last some peace to think quietly

Can't wait for them to come home to me

                   © 2011 Mary Walling (deceased – Mary loved doing Poetry Month)

Finding words that always rhyme

Really takes a lot of time

Is not rhyming such a crime?

                   © 2014 by Stephanie Abney 

I held her weathered hands in mine

Proof of her life’s work, so divine

Gone from me now, for a short time

                   © 2017 by Stephanie Abney 

Now, it's YOUR turn :) HAVE FUN!!!

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