How to Pen a Tretalight

Sample

The Prince Who Would Become His King

There was a boy who had been abused
In early life he was not amused
He died continuing to survive
This abyss soiling his angels wings

This abyss soiling his angel wings
All through his mandhood he tries to thrive
Thought the g-ds upstairs sure were bemused
In his creation he was confused

In his creation he was confused
His temple daily was blue and bruised
All his existence was daily strides
The prince who would become his king

The prince who whould become his king
Danced through life doing a jig and jive
No longer feeling his temple used
There was a boy who had been abused

Gregg Rowe
May 03, 2006


Four stanzas
Four lines each
Can be extended following a subsequent rhyme scheme, but remember that your last line has to be the first line of your poem.

The rhyme scheme and repeating lines are as follows:

a
b
c
d

d (Last line of first stanza repeats here)
c1 (Follows the rhyme scheme of c)
b1 (Follows the rhyme scheme of b)
a1 (Follows the rhyme scheme of a)

a1 (Last line of second stanza gets repeated here)
b2 (Follows the rhyme scheme of b)
c2 (Follows the rhyme scheme of c)
d2 (Follows the rhyme scheme of d)

d2 (Last line of the third stanza gets repeated here)
c3 (Follows the rhyme scheme of c)
b3 (Follows the rhyme scheme of b)
a (First line of first stanza gets repeated here)

This form allows a patterned and structured rhyme scheme as well as 'crowning the poem' by closing the poem with the opening line.

Repetition is important here along with a structured meter to give the flow of a song and create that circular feeling.