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Heart in Snow
Photo by Amy LV
Students - Today's poem is about something I have been thinking about lately: ways to be good. And I wrote about it in the form of a triolet. I write many triolets here, and I've shared the following words about them in this space before as well:
A triolet is one of my favorite forms. I enjoy the rolling repetition and the way a writer can emphasize an idea simply by repeating it according to the form's rules. You will notice that lines 1, 4, and 7 match, as do lines 2 and 8. If you look carefully, you will also notice that the rhyme scheme is: ABaAabAB. If you read it aloud and listen verrrry closely, you may notice that the poem is written in iambic pentameter, ten syllables per line with the accents reading daDUM, daDUM, daDUM, daDUM, daDUM.
The main thoughts that matter to me in today's poem are:
1. One can be one's best self in many different ways.
2. True goodness will not always be celebrated.
I think that this may be the first time that I have broken up the lines of a triolet as I usually keep them all in one eight-line stanza. I made today's line breaks, as one does, to emphasize the meaning of the lines I wish to stand out:
There are so many ways one can be good.
One cannot judge what matters by confetti.
Each Poetry Friday, all are invited to share poems, poem books, poetry ideas, and friendship in this open and welcoming poetry community. I'm hosting today, and if you have a link to leave, I welcome you to do so below. Whether you leave a link or not, you are most welcome to click around and explore for inspiration and goodness.
I wish you warmth and peace this week.
xo,
Amy
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Thanks for rounding us up, and to all the good that is done every minute of every day with no confetti whatsoever.
ReplyDeleteI love the sentiment expressed in your poem. So important and lovely to read and hear.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting Amy! I loved the triolet poem, and your lesson on the form was wonderful. I really need to try creating one this week. The line- "One cannot judge what matters by confetti." is remarkable. I second, Mary Lee's comment. One of my favorite people on CBS is Steve Hartman. His videos are all about finding people being kind. Each one makes me tear up. Worth looking at on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the idea of spreading good and its many ways it may manifest, and thanks for hosting the roundup!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love playing with the triolet form. It's so fun. And, repetition does have some magic to it. The word confetti in this poem is surprising and fun and makes the case of quiet and powerful even stronger. Well done! You stay warm, too! Thanks so much for hosting this week. Linda M.
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