Mrs. Hudson's Poetry Page: The Copper Beeches

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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

Re: Nonet

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It's an interesting form - I saw it used by fengirl with much greater effect and borrowed the idea.

At least one of us probably knows what we're talking about. I wrote most of it backwards - building up from the last line, before battling the first few lines.