Hilarious, Janet and Susan. Thanks, Mike, for the spark. Thanks, Roger (I've been away and hadn't seen your grand slam!). Thanks, Maryann.
A belated reply to Jim Hayes' comment above about "my triolet."
Whose triolet?
“Your triolet’s maddeningly clever.”
What triolet? I haven’t written one.
"Such concision. Instructiveness. Who could better
your triolet’s?” Maddeningly clever?
You must mean somebody else. “Whomever
I mean, if given the chance, they’d reckon
your triolets maddeningly clever.”
What triolets? I haven’t written one!
Here's a set from Martin Rocek. Thanks, Martin
Quiet sea
waves lap
on the sand
soft slap
waves lap
shells tap
in my hand
waves lap
on the sand
Triolet
A swan and a swan, wing tip to wing tip,
one above, one below, skimming the water,
flying together, like lip seeking lip.
A swan and a swan, wing tip to wing tip,
with each beat a gasp as feathers let air slip,
sinuous motion whose pulses don't falter.
A swan and a swan, wing tip to wing tip,
shatter the mirror, geyser the water.
Triolet or triolet? (think "Let's call the whole thing off")
Do you say triolet
or instead triolet?
As you sip café au lait
do you say triolet?
Arrêté at the bidet
or peut-être, at the toilette,
contemplate: triolet?
or instead, triolet?
Toucan Triolet
The toucan can
dance the cancan --
I think he can.
Can the toucan
open a can?
Toucan's beak can.
The toucan can
dance the cancan.
Pooh and Piglet
A heffalump up ahead!
Look at the tracks in the snow.
I hope it's very well fed.
TWO heffalumps up ahead!
I wish I were in my bed
but I hope that it doesn't show.
THREE heffalumps up ahead--
Look at their tracks in the snow!
Tense past (an old joke put into triolet form)
Though it's sad, Jack's grammar was bad;
but I am glad that Jill's was good.
You may recall, Jack had had had--
oh how sad, Jack's grammar was bad--
where, instead, Jill had had had had,
which is, I'm sure, what they both should
have had--er--had had--Jack! you're bad!
Oh! how I'm glad that Jill's so good!
Finally, here's a "three cherries in row" winner from Catherine Chandler-Oliveira -- forthcoming in The Raintown Review:
A Gambler’s Triolet
He drops another token in
and hopes he hears the jackpot bell.
He’s sure this time. He’s got to win.
He drops another token in,
then watches as the rollers spin
and stop. So close! Oh, what the hell . . .
He drops another token in
and hopes . . . he hears the jackpot bell!
Just to make it official: yes, folks, do post your own as well as point me to others'.
Cheers,
BobB
[This message has been edited by R E Bolick (edited October 03, 2007).]
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