Incessant howls proclaimed night’s first dawn
Man and dog alike vexed by the view
Three times the moon rose, that fateful night
Mayhem, chaos became the new norm
Wails echoed and echoed and echoed
Strangers embraced at the fearful sight
Those who weren’t driven to lunacy
Soon were distraught at their children’s fate
Never to witness a pale moonlight
With her Poetry Challenge #43: Trilune, Jane Dougherty introduces a new poetry form, the trilune, her own creation. The challenge is centered on a theme of three moons, with the above photo as inspiration. This is my response.
Trilune ~ 3 stanzas – each with 3 lines of 9 syllables
~ rhyme pattern abc, dec, fgc
Image source: Wikipedia
I love the myth-like quality of this poem.
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Thank you. The tale certainly takes the romance out of a full moon.
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Moons can predict disaster. Like comets. You just have to know how to read the signs, and three moons is, well, a pretty big sign 🙂 I love your interpretation!
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Thank you!
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Pretty dark poem. Of course I love it=)
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Wow–great job! I’m going to be a bit anxious tonight. I hope there’s only one moon.
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Thanks!
Listen for the hounds.
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Yes. OK.
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Yes with all the above…and I think the title is one of my favorite parts. Clever and haunting.
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Thank you.
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Excellent. Three moons seems very intense to me, and you’ve captured that. (K)
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Enjoyed that—you created a scene for a horror tale 🙂
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