Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Copper Beeches

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Welcome once again to my poetry page!

I hope each week you will read Dr. Watson’s delightful narrative and then be inspired to write a poem related to it in some way. All forms of poetry are permitted, and further down the page there is a selection you might like to consider using over the coming weeks.


This week my featured form is the triolet.

Shadow Poetry gives the following definition:

A Triolet is a poetic form consisting of only 8 lines. Within a Triolet, the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines repeat, and the 2nd and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme scheme is simple: ABaAabAB, capital letters representing the repeated lines.

I picked this form because the name made me think of “trio” and “Violet” put together.


Here is my example:


Holmes and Watson take on the case.
A lady makes up the trio.
Copper Beeches is a curious place:
Holmes and Watson take on the case.
She locks Mrs. Toller in an underground space—
Miss Hunter plays her part with brio.
Holmes and Watson take on the case
A lady makes up the trio.



As always, this is simply something to consider for the future. Any form of poetry is welcome this week—and every week! Here are a few suggestions for you:

221B verselet, abecedarian poetry, acrostic poetry, cinquain, circular poetry, clerihew, concrete poetry, diamante, epigram, epulaeryu, fable, haiku, limerick, palindrome poetry, riddle, sedoka, sestina, sonnet, tanka, terza rima, tongue twister poetry, triolet, tyburn, villanelle


Please leave all your poems inspired by The Copper Beeches in the comments on this post. I look forward to seeing them!


Warm regards,

Mrs. Hudson

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

A step-daughter, half-dead with stress;
A double to shun suitor’s press,
Lest she marry and dash
So he can’t get her cash:
Just follow the money – success.

[debriswoman]

Ooh...neat Limerick:-)
Second line is very well phrased, in particular:-)

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm always chuffed when I can crowbar a ton of information into a handful of words.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Seconding the applause for your second line ^_^

And thank you for taking part in the poetry page - I'm sure Mrs. Hudson appreciates it ^^

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I put in my request to join this comm a week ago, but so far it hasn't gone through so I can't input my 60-word offering yet. Fortunately I can do replies to entries, which is what the poetry page is about.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Crikey, I'm sorry about that ^^"

I don't know what's going on - we've got open membership. You should have been accepted automatically. I've checked the settings in case I'd accidentally fiddled about with something but it seems to be OK - it must just be a glitch.

I've sent you a invitation to the comm - hopefully once you've accepted that, you'll be able to post ^^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Which sums up the motive succinctly - I particularly liked lines three and four.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Interesting how very, very many of Doyle's stories involve the legal troubles and perils Victorian women got into because of the sexist rules about money and inheritance.