Posted by Brad Osborne on January 27, 2023 · 3 Comments
Unlike the many classical forms we have already covered in this series, the Tricube is a newer form and relatively unknown. Plus, it is fun and easy to learn.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 26, 2023 · 14 Comments
I see you,
But we have never met…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 23, 2023 · 5 Comments
So, burn it to the ground,
If that is your great desire…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 22, 2023 · 6 Comments
I have come to write,
On this page so white,
But the words will not seem to come…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 21, 2023 · 12 Comments
Our love was but an arc in time,
A span of moments,
Bridging one shore to another…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 20, 2023 · 9 Comments
Another French troubadouric form, popular with 12th and 13th century poets, Rimas Dissolutas is a poem that rhymes and does not rhyme.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 18, 2023 · 15 Comments
A million gaping mouths,
Clamoring to be fed,
Many worthy causes,
Pulling a single thread…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 16, 2023 · 15 Comments
Memories hang heavy,
Like Spanish moss draped,
Over the gnarled boughs…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 15, 2023 · 13 Comments
The dawn whispers good morning,
Peeking above the mountain covers…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 14, 2023 · 5 Comments
I have sought a thousand lifetimes,
In the seconds that are you…
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