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Form of the Week: Tetractys This is a poetic form invented by English poet, Ray Stebbing. The tetractys is a poem of 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables – a total of 20 syllables. Tetractys poems may have more than one verse, but each successive verse must be inverted. Double tetractys syllables per line: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1 Tetractys may also be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1. (source: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/tetractys/) >< >< >< >< >< Here are a couple of single tetractys poems. Reverie by Jim Wilson Songs We sang Together I remember Even as the fire fades to an ember (source: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/short/tetractys){ Rain on Hot Asphalt by Caren Krutsinger Rain Gently Hop landing On hot asphalt Sizzling in a melodic rhythm (source: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poems/short/tetractys) And here is an example of a double tetractys poem. Love Unquestioned by Wilma Neels He Witnessed My sadness Tears rolling down He wiped the tears away and held me close. He never asked what brought them on, he just Let me be me And loved me With my Tears. (source: http://www.lovepoemsandpoets.com/poems/tetractys) >< >< >< >< >< Give this short poetry form a try! |
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