Isaiah Zerbst Poet Triolet

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Solitude

I contemplate in solitude,
Not one false comfort gathered round;
Away from all that's harsh and rude,
I contemplate in solitude.
Enthralled, I sit in lassitude,
Though fettered hopes have pressed around;
I contemplate in solitude,
Not one false comfort gathered round.






From the painting, "Solitude," (Above) by Lord Frederick Leighton. 
(Also Second image down in link.)
http://proverbs14verse1.blogspot.com/2008/04/tearing-down-our-homes.html

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Andrea Dietrich September 17, 2013 at 11:55 PM this is a PERFECT triolet. I don't see it often: perfect rhyme/meter/message/vocabulary!!

Kim Van Breda September 7, 2013 at 5:42 AM Love this Isaiah-- how refreshing to not have "..a false comfort gathered round." I have just read your Biography-- it resonates my history and sentiments too-- I started writing poetry in Feb. 2013-- also a progression from short stories. I try to use many of my posts to glorify our Lord and Savior too.

Poet Destroyer A September 1, 2013 at 2:50 PM Isaiah, , congratulations!! awesome "Triolet" ... xox~ LINDA

Karen Anglesey August 29, 2013 at 8:46 PM I love the feeling of being enveloped in the solitude your poem creates. Lovely form as well :)

Kelly Deschler August 29, 2013 at 6:31 PM I can relate so well to this. I definitely like to have my peace and quiet, too! Especially, when I want to write my poetry, I have to get rid of any and all distractions. Another fantastic poem, Isaiah! I loved it! .....By the way, I responded to your soupmail!

Heather Ober August 29, 2013 at 2:13 PM One of the best Triolets I have seen! I will check out the painting when I get a chance. I have always loved solitude and find I get extremely restless if I don't have a good hour to myself each day.

Sara Kendrick August 27, 2013 at 12:12 PM Great descriptive Triolet..Congrats on your winning work..Sara

Danesh Morgan August 26, 2013 at 4:12 AM Congrats on your win. Morgan

Skat A August 24, 2013 at 5:42 PM love it...congrats...SKAT

Katherine Braithwaite August 24, 2013 at 11:22 AM Intriguing

Carrie Richards August 23, 2013 at 2:02 PM Another wonderful study in art !! Well done, Isaiah !!

Joseph May August 23, 2013 at 12:17 PM great write and win Isaiah...congrats

Debbie Guzzi August 23, 2013 at 7:18 AM My friend there is a magazine asking for Ekphrasis, In Gilded Frame, our fifth anthology for 2013, invites original and previously unpublished poetry in the theme, Ekphrasis, to its pages. For this anthology we are looking for poetic reactions to the art, not just poetic descriptions of the art, though we will consider those as well. Please include the title of the art work, the year it was created, and the artist's name with each piece submitted. Debbie Guzzi August 23, 2013 at 7:19 AM Deadline for Submissions: September 30, 2013 Send 1-3 poems or 1 flash fiction piece (750 words or less) or in the body of an email to: kindofahurricanepress(at)yahoo(dot)com Subject line of email: "[author's name] [Genre] Submission for In Gilded Frame" Please include a third-person author bio with your submission. They can't not be reprints from soup

Kim Van Breda August 22, 2013 at 8:27 AM Just the word '"solitude" on it's own brings a sense of peace. I love the lyrical flow you used.

Charmaine Chircop August 17, 2013 at 3:45 PM Solitude is the place in our being where we can.find ourselves..contemplate..ponder..and search..I loved this one.