Best Trochee Poems
A poet beams his spotlight
On words dark and light.
It’s for us to decipher
Words seen through his sight.
He knows dangers in this world
Always will exist.
Instead of swords, he wields words
Giving us his best.
**This poem was written in Andrea Dietrich's wonderful invented
poetry form The 7/5 Trochee with Rhyme Scheme a/b/c/b**
Categories:
trochee, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Lovers chance a tango dance;
passion lights the dark.
Swaying bliss, a stolen kiss,
music ignites sparks.
Romance swirls with hand-held twirls;
eyes gaze with desire.
Red wine lips and tango’s dips
set the floor on fire.
For Andrea's 5/7 Trochee Contest, 3/29/15
Categories:
trochee, dance, grandchild, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
Every time I take a step,
I end up falling down.
Legs flying throw the air,
Making me look like a clown.
Though if I jump up in the sky,
Holding a simple prayer in my mind.
I fly....
Only to land on my behind!:-)
Categories:
trochee, funny, happiness, life, prayer,
Form:
Limerick
Black Widow
We made love in the arbour
And loft--out of sight,
Then three times at the harbour
As the day turned night.
Let's go into the parlour
In the candle light,
There's no more time for ardour.
I'm ready to--Bite!
©Deborah Burch
5/08/2012
Trochee
a/b/a/b
7/5/7/5
*Note: the black widow spider is known for killing and eating her male counterpart after she has exhausted him from all the 'love making'--mating.
Categories:
trochee, funny, nature, romance, satire,
Form:
Quatrain
Falling drifting leaves by the wind blown around
Crashing rolling waves the sound sighing echoes
Sadness hollow winter comes whipping nature
Chilling the ground solid
Categories:
trochee, animals, life, seasons
Form:
Sapphic stanza
Night emotes in sun whipped sheets,
weaved from rainbow thread.
Blueish greens that shyly wink,
blushing pink to red.
-09 Apr 2015-
Categories:
trochee, night,
Form:
Quatrain
music's turning little dance sing the sonettos cabriole a turning stance ballerina's toe ~ tops cheval bureau a glance songs of little strophe on look the spiraling chance day dreams étoile's soul
Categories:
trochee, allegory, dance, imagination, inspirational,
Form:
Quatrain
Rich chocolate 'pon my thin lips.
On taste buds twang sits
Minute; lifetime on big hips.
Now clothes don't fit
To a diet must commit
Carrots celery dip
Peanut chocolate dip permit
My pants can now zip
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich
Contest: The 7/5 Trochee Poetry Contest
using choc lit as pronunciation
Celery pronounced cel ry
Categories:
trochee, food, funny, chocolate,
Form:
Rhyme
Centipede so tiny crawls
trekking on a fence
hundred legs, he never falls
I watch in suspense…
My two feet are bad, you see,
pain comes when I walk.
Should I be a centipede,
you would hear me squawk!
*Entry for Andrea’s 7/5 Trochee contest
Categories:
trochee, animals, funny,
Form:
Verse
< Toaster Strudel - Trochee
I just crave toaster strudel
Piping hot pastry
Cool icing so can doodle
Kellogg's bakery
So get to popping me one
Time to used noodle
Pop tarts boring just no fun
Choose toaster strudel
Meter: 7/5/7/5
Rhyme Scheme: a/b/c/b or a/b/a/b
The meter is trochee, which means alternating stressed and unstressed beats in each line, with each line beginning and ending in a stressed syllable. This is a simple lyrical type little poem, so rhymes will be basic, nothing fancy. The poem itself should give a description of something of interest to the poet and often the meter lends itself to humor, much as a limerick does. There is not a set number of these quatrain type stanzas, but a typical 7/5 Trochee would consist of two quatrains, with the second stanza serving to tie up the idea presented in the first stanza.
Categories:
trochee, business, childhood, education, fantasy,
Form:
Quatrain
I will be your Olive Oyl
Slim as spinach reed,
Cling to me like plastic foil;
Bluto quarantined
Old maids can deny my fame
Need I flaunt my charm?
Two men fighting for my name,
Olive, take my arm!
©
Contest: Andrea Dietrich’s 7/5 Trochee
Categories:
trochee, funny, people,
Form:
Rhyme
A full moon, she paraded
amongst subdued stars
A bright sun swooned then faded
admiring afar
How the sun's love grew brighter
His moon boldly smiled
Hanging full, she grew wider
her shape had beguiled
Categories:
trochee, funny, nature, visionary,
Form:
Quatrain
Rich chocolate 'pon my thin lips.
On taste buds twang sits
Minute; lifetime on big hips.
Now clothes don't fit
To a diet must commit
Carrots celery dip
Peanut chocolate dip permit
My pants can now zip
Having bigger problem now than ever....Ha!!LOL
Categories:
trochee, funny, giggle,
Form:
Rhyme
Sleep is such a precious thing
Now I lay my head,
Close my mind from worrying,
Count some sheep instead
I drift off into my dream...
Hubby starts to snore !
Not again!! Well, I can scheme,
Ewes and me at war !
Sheep stampeding out the door !
A panic stricken flock
I've pushed hubby to the floor
A frantic man in shock!
______________________
For "I'm So Annoyed" Contest........sponsored by Mary Oliver Rotman
Categories:
trochee, funny,
Form:
Rhyme
Percy's pickle pointed west
Larry's pointed down
Little Mary looked perplexed
Percy grinned and clowned.
Mary's small feet kept abreast
Larry looked around
'Till a tree limb snagged her dress
making Mary frown.
Categories:
trochee, childhood, funny,
Form:
Rhyme