Smart Alec Dell
Tetractys
Oh Dell, what did you do with my poem?
the one I wrote
just last night.
Where is
it?
Duh!
Of course
I saved it;
I always save.
I have looked everywhere; I can't think straight.
Rats! I was so sleepy, it slipped my mind
Hey, what is this...
[Oh Dell, what
did you
do...]
Look,
that's it,
auto saved.
Smart-alec Dell
lets me know what a dunderhead I am.
FYI: Tetractys is a poetic form consisting of at least 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 20). Tetractys can be written with more than one verse, but must follow suit with an inverted syllable count. Tetractys can also be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1. Double Tetractys maybe written as: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, and a Triple Tetractys as: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10.
Copyright © Reason A. Poteet | Year Posted 2015
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