Tetractys: On Lies and the Putrefaction of Time

by HansRik   Oct 7, 2005


Lies
concealed
hideous Truths
Fore'er anon!
And Time shall thus decay in misery.

A Tetractys is a very structured form of poetry which follows the following syllabic count:
Line 1-1 syllable
Line 2-2 syllables
Line 3-3 syllables
Line 4-4 syllables
Line 5-10 syllables

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(Hans Rik- nom de plume)

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  • 18 years ago

    by shadowlight

    Wow i learnt some thing! I can honestly say i have never heard of a Tetracty before.

    It's different i like it.

    as for the poem itself it is very good. and the style causes all the more of an impact to it.

  • 18 years ago

    by Jamie

    I like the experimentation you got going on, i didnt like this form but hey at least you do different things...so good job again a great vocab and flow

  • 18 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    Very deep

  • 18 years ago

    by Fighter (Ariane L.)

    Absolutely amazing!!!! keep it up.

  • 18 years ago

    by Robert Gardiner

    Great job, another superlative effort!!!

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