Friday, November 30, 2007

trailer hitch 11/30/2007

often shook
rust laden grappling hook
onlookers slow and gaze to roadside

It typically disagrees instead of abides
resting on stable frame it relies
malapropos when you need it most

shin stitches, stubbed toes
trailer hitch


malapropos \mal-ap-ruh-POH\, adjective:
1. Unseasonable; unsuitable; inappropriate.

adverb:
1. In an inappropriate or inopportune manner; unseasonably.

Trois-par-Huit

The Trois-par-Huit was created by Lorraine M. Kanter.

Trois-par-Huit (Three-by-Eight or Octa-Tri for short), a poem containing three stanzas of 3, 3
and 2 lines OR 3, 2 and 3 lines: 8 lines total with a syllable count of 3, 6, 9, 12, 12, 9, 6, 3.
The rhyming pattern is AAB BBC CC where the last line is the title of the poem and summarizes
the meaning of the poem. *Note: These poems are to appear center aligned.

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