Writers Cramp prompt- Triolet about the life of a man who loved the yodel. |
New Prompt: I was listening to a song today that brought some cheer. It was the Yodeling song, about a man, that loved to hear yodeling. The old man loved to hear his name - Yo. Write a poem, using the "Triolet" as your form, to tell his life story. Maximum 6 stanzas. The Triolet The triolet is an old French form that is short and witty or more traditionally romantic. It has 8 lines in the rhyming scheme abaaabab. The first two lines (ab) and the last two lines(ab) are the same, as well as the first line and the fourth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Life of Yo 'Twas the night the wind howled When Baby Yo was born The wolves and beasts yowled ‘Twas the night the wind howled His naked form was toweled As he sang through the morn ‘Twas the night the wind howled When Baby Yo was born A peculiar thing did happen From that moment on His hands started clappin’ A peculiar thing did happen His tongue began flappin’ At the same time each dawn A peculiar thing did happen From that moment on Yo grew up always singing In a strange sort of way A new sound was springing Yo grew up always singing Weird noises bringing Catchy tunes every day Yo grew up always singing In a strange sort of way One day he was discovered While his melody filled the air His music uncovered One day he was discovered And when he recovered His Yodel spread everywhere One day he was discovered While his melody filled the air. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |