Triple Etheree Poems | Examples

City Blues

CITY BLUES  (triple Etheree)

Hey! 
Ol’ man
Weavin’ roun’
Haid be foggy
An close ta tha groun’
(six-feet undah     that is)
Hey!    man    yo chin be runnin’
An I aint jus be a funnin’
Aint got no neck    jisa ol’ washboard
Get outa heah!    Make yo peace wid da Lawd

Hey! 
Ol’ man
Watcha yo smile!
Seen you lookin’
Dreamin’ once in a while
Lookin’ at dem young chics
Hey    man    you caint get nowheah
You stop ‘n stare    jis fohget it!
Yo brain all ‘ROOOGA’    model T Ford
Git outa heah!    Make yo peace wid da Lawd

Hey!
Ol’ man
Don’ you go
Givin’ me looks
Like iz a rap-crow
I got nowheah ta go
You think how you got some pain?
I beat yo haid wid yo own cane!
Take yo choice    da rivah o’ da morgue
Heah I come!    Make yo peace wid da Lawd