Writer. Feminist. Historian. Person.
fancy a cuppa
in my jim jams with a nosh
then Bob’s your uncle
Apologies for the possible misuse of phrases. My entire British vocabulary comes from my addiction to BritBox and Acorn TV. I’m currently binge watching Vera and waiting impatiently for the newest series of Midsomer Murders! Thanks to RDP for giving me the excuse to say “fancy a cuppa.” I just wish I could have squeezed in a “pet” or a “love.”
waiting for my slot
a couplet comes to my mind
but the muse absconds
as the words vex and annoy
slot will not rhyme with Godot
Just a bit of fun with words today. Thanks to FOWC (SLOT) and RDP (ANNOY).
the glow of the streetlamp illuminates
a newfound road to journeys yet to be
the dusky shadow of our well-worn fates
the glow of the streetlamp illuminates
a wavering darkness that separates
a shimmering of possibility
the glow of the streetlamp illuminates
a newfound road to journeys yet to be
Our w3 challenge today was to write a triolet about something “ordinary.” I used our RDP word prompt (streetlamp) as my ordinary thing. Not sure how well I succeeded, as I don’t write a lot of rhyming verse, but it was fun to try and create the English version of this style!
A Triolet is an 8-line poem where lines repeat in a beautiful rhythm:
Lines 1, 4, and 7 are the same, and lines 2 and 8 are also repeated.
The rhyme scheme looks like this: ABaAabAB (uppercase = repeated lines).
If you’d like to make it a little trickier, try writing each line with 8 syllables (iambic tetrameter, the classic French style) — or challenge yourself with 10 syllables per line (the English version).
rummage in the nooks
a life built on faulty ground
a memory lost
two buried in a cranny
the mist becomes a refuge
Here I am–being melancholy again! Still thinking about time passing and aging and all that. Anyway, thanks to RDP (CRANNY) and FOWC (BUILT) for the the inspiration
crazy love consumes
undone by your sublime text
heart eclipses mind
the moment permeates all
and the center cannot hold
Thanks to Reena and RDP for their inspiration. The words nutty, sublime text, and eclipse led to me this ode to crazy modern love, with a shout out to William Butler Yeats (and Joan Didion).
Tina Stewart Brakebill 