A Triolet

Let Go

I ask myself, “Why should I care
what others think of me?”
If they don’t like the clothes I wear,
I ask myself, “Why should I care?"
I’ll sing to no one if I dare;
too insecure are we.
I ask myself, “Why should I care
what others think of me?”



A Triolet Poem. 8 lines with two rhymes. 5 of the 8 lines are repeated lines. First line repeats at the 4th and 7th lines. Second line repeats at the 8th line.

A
B
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
A - Identical to 1st line.
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
b - Rhymes with 2nd line.
A - Identical to 1st line.
B - Identical to 2nd line.

A Shadorma poem

Just Wondering


Why are we
Often reluctant
To offer
Each other
Something as free and catching
As a friendly smile?

The Shadorma poem has 6 lines. The syllable count is 3/5/3/3/7/5. Rhyme and meter are not required.


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Ode to Sleep

You draw the curtains on my day

And let my mind’s subconscious play,

Transposing thoughts to play a part

In dreams that look like abstract art.

Oh how I welcome your relief,

Though slow to come, and oft too brief,

As consciousness is loath to cede,

Regardless of how hard I plead.

But yield it must: give up control!

I earned the rest; I’ve paid my toll. 

Oh sleep, sweet sleep come visit me

And set my troubled psyche free!