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Unread 08-22-2023, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Allgar View Post
I really hate the triolet;
In Spring or not, I find them hell.
“O, tra-la-la, it’s cold and wet.”
I really hate the triolet,
A form I wish I could forget.
More, even, than the villanelle,
I really hate the triolet;
In Spring or not, I find them hell.

Triolets are not that bad.
I like them quite a bit.
They're elegant, and I might add,
triolets are not as bad
as Brian claims (they drive him mad),
though this one may be shit.
Triolets are not that bad.
I like them quite a bit.
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