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flowers on a grave
time holds its breath-
withered roses scattered on stone
outlasting death
*the trilinea is a short poem similar to haiku, written in a single three line stanza. where the haiku consists of 17 syllables in three unrhymed lines 5-7-5, the trilinea consists of three lines (with first and third lines rhyming), but with a syllable count of 16, in the format of 4-8-4.
unlike haiku, the trilinea does not necessarily need to be related to nature or the seasons, but it does have one odd requirement: the word "rose" or "roses" must be included in the poem. rose can be a color, an action, a flower, or a name.
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summer arose
as spring died a simpering death
time for light clothes
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the view revealed
as lake mists thinned and rose slowly
the day unsealed
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billy, ella...nice contributions. i like short forms like this because they're a good exercise in achieving complexity through simplicity, much like haiku. a lot can be said of word economy: a little goes a long way. thanks for playing along.
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poetry play
with coffee puts a rose colored
lens on the day
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(08-16-2014, 01:55 AM)ellajam Wrote: poetry play
with coffee puts a rose colored
lens on the day
teeheehee clever clever
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rose breasted chaff
inch in rose hip puddle of rain
a sunset bath
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rainstorm settles
overhead finishing summer's last
roses' petals
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first rose of spring
killed by Jack Frost's final visit
dusty dry cheeks
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On french windows
orange roses leave their fragrance
while pane frost grows
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my toes are rosy
with little bad bits that stink
smells bad for nosy
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Rose coloured cheeks
steaming paddle rises then sinks.
A mid week treat.
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Rose-etta needs
El-Eric and his castanets
PO Box Leeds
If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out
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rogue north wind blows
lost ships towards leery eye of
the compass rose
My new watercolor: 'Nightmare After Christmas'/Chris
