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Tetractys the Difficult Bit

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The challenge with the RAY STEBBING tetractys form is that each line is required 'to stand on its own '

and yet

the poem is to express a complete thought,within the narrow compass of the 20 syllables.

as below Eye poems displaying a shapely form, exempting audition from needless stress.

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Date: 11/6/2023 8:46:00 AM
Educational! You've started a trend :)
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Date: 11/6/2023 7:52:00 AM
...TETRACTYS.....(a latin reference) 'four dollars' for 'four lines'.....nice one... .....stan
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