Through the Sky (Trois par Huit)



Trois par Huit A style of poetry in which a poem consisting of 8 lines follows a syllable count of 3,6,9,12,12,9,6,3. The title must be last line of the poem and also incorporate the theme or subject of it as well. The lines follow a 3,2,3 pattern

Golden rays
The sunlight gently plays
Pouring warmth on languid summer days

Silver beams of moonlight,shimmering in the night
Changing colors of the day into gray and white

Moving quick they'll never catch your eye
Beams of light passing by
Through the sky
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Submitted on January 25, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X AAA BB CCC
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 496
Words 100
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 2, 3

Ellen Eaton

Writing thoughts into poetry, what a wonderful way to keep thoughts and events from flitting away. As a jewelry designer and long time antique jewelry dealer, poetry gives me a moment to pause from all of that, which, though tremendously fun and rewarding, can overtake everything. Sitting back for a moment to write about my life in poetry form keeps things in perspective. And especially now, as I lost my beloved husband so recently. He was my heart, my soul, my greatest love and my best friend. Everything I did was magic in his eyes. I've lost my most loyal fan. But I'll catch up with him soon enough, what a reunion that will be! more…

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