Poetry

Misfortune

A Tercet poem about love and its foibles.

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You hold the fair key,
that unlocks my heart’s blithe glee.
— your heart gallops free.

I have decided to experiment with a couple of different poetic styles. The idea was to write a short poem with a total of 17 syllables that conveys a message about love that can never be.

I decided to write a Tercet poem as a poetic triplet poem where all three lines have the same rhyme scheme (Source). The poem is a fusion of different poetic styles.

I do like the Haiku and Senryu poem styles which consist of 3 lines with a set syllable count. Line 1 has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line 3 has 5 syllables.

According to the Haiku and the Senryu poem rules, they do not have a set rhyme scheme. Therefore, I decided to write the poem as a Tercet poem. I borrowed the Senryu poetic nature which is “concerned with human nature and its foibles” (Source).

Did you like the poem above? Below are a couple of Tricube poems I penned. Feel free to visit them.