Greetings!
This week’s Poetry form is Triquain.
The Triquain, created by Shelley A. Cephas, is a poem with several creative variences and can be a rhyming or non-rhyming verse. The simpliest form is a poem made up of 7 lines with 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, and 3 syllables in this order.
Triquain Chain: a string of 2 to 4 Triquains, a space between each triquain.
2 stanzas – 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3
3 stanzas – 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3
4 stanzas – 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3
Triquain Crown: a string of 5 Triquains, a space between each triquain.
3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3
Triquain Swirl: a repetition of the Triquain string that is connected by a 3 syllable line as follows:
3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3, 6, 9, 12, 9, 6, 3… and so on.
Also, to be more creative, you may add a hidden thought in your swirl by taking 3 or 4 syllables in line 6 of your first triquain in the swirl and link it to the following 3 syllable lines throughout your poem to make a thought summing up what you have written in your poem.
Triquain and Triquain Swirls are always centered.
Example #1:
night watch (Triquain Swirl) a tangy sweetness fills the sea air as a zephyr gently caresses clouds moving across the sky much like an aura of a painted luminous rainbow that will pierce your senses as you dream, a bouquet like perfume will bring peaceful rest through the evening as the moon and stars in the heavens watch over earth in silence of serenity ending darkness to bring in God’s light. (hidden thought: pierce your senses as you dream in God's light) Copyright © 2007 Shelley A. Cephas
Example #2:
Evermore (Triquain Chain) Hear the bells chime every Sunday morn, beauty of the Lord’s day is reborn as sunshine showers blessings from heaven above a gift from God of His gracious love shines brightly in our hearts evermore. His blessings delivered by angels in constant communion with our Lord as grace is poured out on those who believe in Him. He shall never leave you comfortless for He will be with you evermore. Copyright © 2007 Shelley A. Cephas
Content Credits: ShadowPoetry.com
I had not heard of this form before. It looks very interesting. I think I shall have to challenge myself to try it someday soon! Thank you.
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Oh, me too discovered it yesterday! I would love to see what you come up with it 🙂
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