The Plea (A Triolet)

[SweetSilverBird]

The Plea (A Triolet)
by Deborah Neher

I beg you please, just walk away,
though I can't bear to see you go.
Don't throw your life away and stay;
I beg you please, just walk away,
Why build a dream that's lost its way?
And if you plead, I shall say no.
I beg you please, just walk away,
though I can't bear to see you go.


The Triolet Is shorter than the other forms , comprising only 8 lines. Of those 8, the poet only needs to write 5 original lines as the form builds on a rentrement - first-line refrain - and further repetition of the second line. These also initiate the only two rhymes of the poem, with all other lines either repeating or rhyming with the first two.

Originally, lines would be in Iambic Tetrameter - four sets of two beats with a weak-strong rhythm - though in more recent cases and through its English-language revival, this has been mostly left behind so that the poet can choose their own metre.

Here is a closer look at the layout, showing the rhymes and refrains, where like letters are rhyming lines and capitals are refrains.

A
B
a
A
a
b
A
B

My inspiration was the song Walk Away by Matt Monro (1965) It's on youtube.

[Brigid Briton]

A lovely but sad poem, Deb.

Would you be interested in turning this into a Form Focus section? That way it will be much easier to find, there with all the other forms that have already been covered.

Brigid

[SweetSilverBird]

Actually, this poem was from one of the form focus challenges that dear departed Dust&Water put up. Gosh I miss that brilliant young man! How are we gonna get him back? When he taught us forms, - a child could do them. I really found them so much fun. I'm sorry I've been reposting some pretty old poems from the archives, till I feel well enough to write more. I spent the day here though. Home sweet Home.