Teardrops (Triolet)

Teardrops of sadness spill my pain,
A heart is broken so one cries.
Lost and then found where sorrow lies.
Teardrops of sadness spill my pain.
So time will heal all wounds they say,
I'll patiently await that day.
Teardrops of sadness spill my pain,
A heart is broken so one cries.

Copyright©2006 Rachel Barnett

Triolet
A Triolet is a poetic form consisting of only 8 lines. Within a Triolet, the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines
repeat, and the 2nd and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme scheme is simple: ABaAabAB, capital
letters representing the repeated lines.

Make writing a Triolet more challenging! Make each line 8 syllables in length (4 metrical feet),
written in iambic tetrameter (the more common way), or try it in pentameter (English version)
where each line only has 10 syllables(5 metrical feet).