tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77736152775866697382024-01-08T05:25:07.903-08:00TETRACTYSPoetry in Twenty syllablesichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7773615277586669738.post-28385550024322300292008-08-09T07:37:00.004-07:002021-03-06T09:11:11.759-08:00TETRACTYS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdbgTxZh-r9JiASWIA33sOC6hd5VpNjnJ4Kup1DMsydnMKMmpccr3GThBxApkpwsCfBCEvCOk7qZhcHdbBu98fWk3rGxleXEny-P8zWUwvw62uE0PqYbN5-H7g0SX01lc1P3U6in_30I/s1600-h/SUNP0058.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color: black;">YOU MAY HEAR ME RECITE MY POETRY ON YOUTUBE UNDER MY PEN NAME ICHTHYSCHIRO</span></em></strong></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5iPlwAJ5-HrcZ-qjnOUjzwXUqy_Y4o-CiZBtD-_5J9BU-AnkO2JPesXF3F1d_ZtJ9pWMbOpAe2juU2YbK3NgNMPej5MozuinMa3PYn18nRpoa-FXPTQYkphFt32-SrvKCeAgOAgiRDpv/s1600-h/Photo-0053.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232532718176455522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5iPlwAJ5-HrcZ-qjnOUjzwXUqy_Y4o-CiZBtD-_5J9BU-AnkO2JPesXF3F1d_ZtJ9pWMbOpAe2juU2YbK3NgNMPej5MozuinMa3PYn18nRpoa-FXPTQYkphFt32-SrvKCeAgOAgiRDpv/s320/Photo-0053.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />
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The tetractys poetic form was devised by the late Ray Stebbing as a grammatical 20 syllable verse of 5 lines.Syllable sequence 1,2,3,4 & 10.<strong>Each line to stand on its own,</strong>as in my example Ichthys below.The challenge is to express a complete thought,profound or comic,witty or wise within the 20 syllables.The tetractys can be doubled or inverted.</div>
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Here are some of my examples.These are copyright of myself but maybe reproduced for educational purposes provided usual credit acknowledgement is given and confirmation thereof is sent to <a href="mailto:strandbg@aol.com">bgstrand@hotmail.co.uk</a> .Further reading on this form is in my <b>limited</b> <b>edition</b> chapbook <strong>SHORTHAND OF THE HEART </strong>(<strong> </strong>a selection of poetry forms) isbn 1-903203-422 $50 postpaid </div>
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ICHTHYS</div>
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White</div>
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blossom,</div>
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a welcome</div>
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springtime emblem,</div>
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th foretaste of succulent fruit to come</div>
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PIPE DREAMS</div>
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Just</div>
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beyond</div>
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his compass</div>
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amibitions lay</div>
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buried deep within long forgotten dreams</div>
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SUMMER BALL</div>
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Love</div>
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blossomed</div>
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suddenly</div>
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that evening</div>
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they met by chance, in the 'excuse me' dance</div>
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<strong>Other Educational Poetry Blogs of mine are</strong><br />
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