Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip, 25 August 2018
Trois-par-Huit
The Trois-par-Huit was created by Lorraine M. Kanter.
Trois-par-Huit (Three-by-Eight or Octa-Tri for short), a poem containing three stanzas of 3, 3 and 2 lines OR 3, 2 and 3 lines: 8 lines total with a syllable count of 3, 6, 9, 12, 12, 9, 6, 3. The rhyming pattern is AAB BBC CC where the last line is the title of the poem and summarizes the meaning of the poem. *Note: These poems are to appear center aligned.
bonding glue
when was it last that you
held me back from feeling elation
pulling back, blocking self-actualization
flowering inside cocoon suffocation
Stay back! I have now grown wings to fly
to mountain peaks high
Butterfly!

kaykuala
Long parted, chances are very slim
Serious or a whim…
…Talk with him
A life history all done wonderfully in a short poetry, Reena! Great!
Hank
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lovely comment! thanks!
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Wonderful. Great job using the structure – not an easy one this week
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Yes. I find rhymes to be a challenge. Thanks 😊
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Beautiful indeed 💜
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Thanks a lot!
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Pleasure 💜
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Totally….
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🙂
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Lovely!
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Thank you so much!
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