The Amber Glow of Sun in Fall - a Poetry Friday post

[kellyrfineman]

This month, my poetry sisters and I were tackling triolets. A triolet is a short poem of just eight lines, rhymed ABaAabAB, where the capital letters are repeated lines. Basically, once you've written the first two lines, you only have three more to go (the lower case lines). Triolets were originally devotional poems, and then became popular as

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[ext_4179349]

Oh, this is so beautiful--an elegant homage to fall! So skillfully crafted, so deceptively simple. Love it!

[kellyrfineman]

The triolet is great for "deceptively simple". All those repeating lines!

lovely

[ext_3476210]

This is such a lovely tribute to fall. The repeated lines and lush images give such a feeling of peace.

Re: lovely

[kellyrfineman]

Thank you - and we can all use a little peace!

[lpsalas]

Kelly, I love this! The amber glow being swallowed, and that chill wind setting the leaves in flight. Just beautiful. I wanted to do fall, but I knew I would end up being cliched. You made this fresh!

[kellyrfineman]

Thanks, Laura!!

[ext_3178165]

This creates such a living picture, Kelly -- it's lovely....

[kellyrfineman]

"a living picture" - thanks, Liz!

Form

[ext_3596354]

I love when form seems secondary, especially in the intricate forms. You've made that happen here, and the things that shines is the image you paint. Well done.

Re: Form

[kellyrfineman]

Form should ALWAYS seem secondary, really, though we can always find examples where it's not the case. Thank you so much for stopping by and for leaving a comment!!