Triolets for Napowrimo

Triolet 1

What do you think this is ?  A game?
eight line metrical rhyming verse
with repeats, a triolet is its name.
What do you think this is? A game?

It’s fun to write one all the same –
to fun I’m not at all averse.
It really is some kind of game,
to write in metrical rhyming verse.

Triolet 2

A woman’s place is in the wrong,
to stroke the ego of her man.
Despite the fact that she is strong
a woman’s place is in the wrong.

To keep the peace – her canny plan –
she has to jolly him along,
pretend that she is in the wrong –
to soothe the ego of her man.

 Napowrimo day 23 prompt

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6 Responses to Triolets for Napowrimo

  1. brenda w says:

    I’m always soothing Len’s ego. His very presence soothes me, it only seems fair. 😉

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  2. Viv, always impressed with your forms, but the second was particularly insightful. I’m glad that is not the case with Lex and me, but I certainly can attest to the fact that it made my parents’ marriage easier… on my mom! Loved the phrase, “Jolly him along,” so very British. Peace, Amy

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  3. You missed an ‘is’ on L4.

    The truth inherent in the second one is rather sad.

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  4. Lindy Lee says:

    Triolets 1 & 2 make a clever poet of you…

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  5. You nailed it 🙂

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