Treochair

June 4, 2009

Treochair (tripe key) is written in accentual syllabic tercets which is a departure from the syllabic quatrains of most dan direach of ancient Irish forms.
The elements of the Treochair are:
1. stanzaic, written in any number of tercets.
2. accentual syllabic 3-7-7 syllables per line, L1 carries 2 stresses, L2 carries 3 stresses, L3 carries 2 stresses.
3. rhymed, axa bxb cxc ....ending with axa
4. generously alliterated.
  Saturday Mornings by Mike Montreiul
  
  Waking up
  from the dream of another...
  Come, will you drink from my cup?
  
  A first thought...
  I recognize that odd voice;
  not quite cut from the same cloth.
  
  Elmer Fudd,
  Saturday morning cartoons,
  falling again in the mud.
  
  It's a game...
  I used to remember too,
  waking up, pretending lame.
  
  Make it fast
  was my one favorite wish,
  watching Dad make the breakfast.
  
  My turn now;
  pancakes are made as he did.
  Not enough time for a wow,
  
  Time to go!
  Too many errands need me.
  When will I ever be slow?
  
  Waking up
  from the dream of another...
  Come, will you drink from my cup?

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