Sunday, August 9, 2015

A Tristich Trio--By Brian Strand--England

A Tristich Trio

an unexpected guest arrives,
the daily routine is upset-
cancer leaves its calling card
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tears begin to fall.
emotion becomes a flood-
a cataract of regret flows
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a realisation dawns,
fleeting thoughts crystallize-
an 'as is' moment of hope is born
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Tristich is a Parallel Verse(Inspired by Hebrew Biblical parallels ex. Lamentations 1:1) It comprises L1 theme L2--echo of theme L3 punch line/observation
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Brian Strand has created short poetic forms including 'broken monoku' (a haiku variation) and 'footle' (a trochaic monometer with witty, topical, etc themes) and Captioned Cartoon, an Ekphrasis combining his art and poetic interests. He has published a seven kindle ebook series Poetic forms; A Strand of Verse; My Choice Strand Verse; A Strand Guide; Christianity Explained; A Strand critique; and Captioned Cartoon Ekphrasis. Brian has written nearly 200 Amazon reviews and is a Wiki poetry and art editor.

7 comments:

  1. Brian--Thanks for this 'Trio'. Very, very well done.

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  2. Thanks Barbara,my hope is that 'whisperers' will find this three line single verse form an addition to their creative short form armoury.Rgds Brian

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  3. You have surely given me something to work on with this "new" form. I really enjoyed reading this incredible poem this afternoon. You have written a wonderful piece, Great work,

    Russell

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  4. Enjoyed this Tristich form, Brian. It tempts me to try it out. Like how each stanza evolves. ~ All the best. // paul

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  5. Nicely done, Brian. Enjoyed your "trio." Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  6. Thank you Rusty and Paul I look forward to reading your Tristichs in due course.It is a great addition to the short form poetic armoury.Rgds Brian

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  7. Thanks Maurice I submitted a tristich for your online web publication.Were you able to include ot yet? rgds Brian

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