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Five sisters. Each as pretty as the other.
Their names are Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
and nameless. Whom to choose from them? I’d rather…
Five sisters! Each as pretty as the other!
I’d rather seek the blessing of their mother
to put on nameless this engagement ring.
Five sisters. Each as pretty as the other.
Their names are Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring.

* Ring finger is called nameless finger in Russian.

04.05.2019
Celebrate May with a Triolet (tree-o-lay) Poetry Contest
Andrea Dietrich

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Line Gauthier Date: 5/17/2019 2:29:00 PM Very interesting, Kurt. Congrats on your well deserved win. Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/17/2019 3:24:00 PM Thank you, dear Line. P.S.: Win is too strong of a word, in my case)

Gershon Wolf Date: 5/16/2019 8:39:00 PM Congrats on your placement in the contest, my friend! Best always, gw Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/17/2019 3:22:00 PM Spasiba, Volkov) As they say, the placement is pants, yet so popular)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/15/2019 5:58:00 PM Your triolet was one of the most interesting to me. It was unusual and clever. I did not get the rhyme of rather with other, and some of your lines had irregular syllable count; however, this one scored high with me for just delighting me! Congrats. Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/15/2019 6:28:00 PM Thank you for your kind words, Andrea. I share your point of view: the Russian accentual-syllabic and English syllabic verses differ - you calculate syllables, we calculate accents. I'm affraid, it can't be helped: despite the fact I write in English, the accentual-syllabic accent makes itself felt. Best wishes to you and your contests)

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/14/2019 1:47:00 PM Hello Kurt, oh , I have enjoyed this poem. So there are 5 sisters, which one got the engagement ring? I like this poem. Have a nice day my friend. Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/15/2019 6:30:00 PM Thank you, Darlene. Have a nice day and a night too)

Connie Marcum Wong Date: 5/6/2019 10:33:00 AM I think Andrea will like this Kurt. I enjoyed it very much and I did not know about the ring finger being called nameless. Best for a win. This form is pretty difficult for me. You did well. : ) Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/4/2019 7:35:00 PM Pretty and I like the unique take on this contest. Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/5/2019 1:10:00 PM Thank you, Kim)

Caren Krutsinger Date: 5/4/2019 3:38:00 AM Kurt, I appreciate the * because I had no idea, and it makes the poem even better. I kept expecting Nameless to be something pretty magnificent, and she is! Login to Reply Kurt Ravidas Date: 5/4/2019 3:50:00 PM Thank you, Caren)