Poetic Rants By Akram Sadiq

Celestial Reflection (trecet)

Once upon a time, in a land not too far,
A drop of dew came across a starry night,
Running from the sun, to chase a shooting star.

The star, they said, possessed the brightest light
That darkness bows in awe of her fortitude,
Her elegance, and her magnificent might

The dewy drop set sail to great altitude,
To catch a glimpse of the brilliant firework,
Whose stunning presence seen by a multitude,

Who filled the Earth below the meteor’s smirk,
Waving their hands and wishing upon the sky,
For hopes to rise and for their dreams to perk

Up, the dewy drop laughed at the crowd thereby,
“Naïve,” he scoffed, “they think a star will grant
Their covetous desires, when pigs learn to fly.”

The star replied, her voice a melodic chant,
“They may be simple, but their hearts are hopeful,
Their dreams awaken even when hope is scant,

Do not demean the weak or scorn the wishful,
Like you, they need the sun to stay alive,
As I need the dark to appear beautiful.

We're high and low but we all hope and strive,
For light and dark are what this life offers,
And both we face with joy so we can survive.”

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**This is a feeble attempt at writing a Trecet poem. I'm pretty sure it fell short and it doesn't make much sense, but I still hope you like it. After all, all we have is hope :D

(The Tercet) is a three-line stanza, often rhyming, that constitutes the core of a variety of poetic expressions, including terza rima, sonnets, odes, cantos, and villanelles.

Rhyme:    
Varied, but usually aba, moving to further stanzas – aba-bcb-cdc, etc.

Structure:
Three-line stanzas

Measure/Beat:
Iambic tetrameter or iambic pentameter

*  A tercet Can be used to write any type of poem.
*    Serves as structure of terza rima, sonnets, odes, cantos, blank verse and free verse. The rhyme scheme varies (or is deemed unnecessary) depending on the type of poem the tercet serves.
*   Not necessary to end sentences before breaking to a new stanza.