March 14, 2014

Taken ~ Tetractys...

Given 1981 ~ Taken 1996

Rose
Pink hue
Breathless scent
Taken from me
To be given away to someone blind
- Rhoda Galgiani

Tetractys Form of Poetry is a poetic form consisting of at least 5 lines of
1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables - Poetry can be written with more than one verse,
but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count
Tetractys can also be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Double Tetractys maybe written as 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 - 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
Triple Tetractys as 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 - 10, 4, 3, 2, 1 - 1, 2, 3, 4, 10…rg