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Tercet Poems

A tercet is a stanza made up of three lines. It can stand alone or be part of a larger poem.

Winter's Care
Cracked lips and dry skin Why does the winter treat me, Like a corpse long dead on ice? Perhaps not for hate But trying to save my life Seeing me through until spring...Read the rest...
Categories: winter,
Form: Tercet
In Your Orbit
For the hundredth time in my lifetime, I've placed my love between the stars, In the void of black at the canvas of space. It isn't mine to behold, not now, truly never, But I'd like to see it,...Read the rest...
Categories: 10th grade, autumn, break
Form: Tercet



Starbucks
In the middle of heavy rain There is a cup of coffee That always accompanies me then....Read the rest...
Categories: business, happiness, motivation,
Form: Tercet

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Life's Commerce
Exercising a little each day Brightens up the mind And get lots of selfie photos. Goosebumps, Grandpa When I walk into the woods I scream, found wild chillies. When Manong visited in front of the house There are many fish in the...Read the rest...
Categories: celebration, homework, life, nature,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member Creativity
The creativity that one seems to own Does not reside in that being’s home But in a place of the unknown....Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Tercet



A Chance To Change
We are addicted to our thoughts We cannot change anything If we cannot change our thinking. You will become successful If you accept criticism Both negative and constructive. Give everyone a chance to change For the time one realizes mistakes One...Read the rest...
Categories: change, introspection, life,
Form: Tercet
Finding Your Soulmate
I like one in a million people And there will be a complaint If you don't get that one person. If you want to find the right partner Pray to God to guide you the missing rib That is your...Read the rest...
Categories: faith, life, soulmate,
Form: Tercet
Epitome Of Life
Nobody feels good When you're stuck In the illusion of a certain one. Efforts and hard work Are in our hands Success is in God's hands. You'll soon receive a blessing For which so long you prayed To God, you waited and...Read the rest...
Categories: blessing, faith, fantasy, success,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member The Babbitt and the Bromide
Oh boy what a pair The Babbitt and the Bromide I speak of Kelly and Astaire ...Read the rest...
Categories: dance,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member Sitting Alone - pondering
Sitting alone on a lily pad Awaiting my next breakfast insect I ponder my purpose Two hundred and seventeen mosquitoes Sixteen horse flies…one spider And a scolding from a swan I croak every night Come back to life at sunrise Bathe in the...Read the rest...
Categories: life, water,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member Untitled
I want to talk to you like lovers do I want to dance in the rain in Gene Kelly’s shoes It’s my birthday but all I really want is your presence ...Read the rest...
Categories: love, rain,
Form: Tercet
Premium Member Our September in the Rain
Strolling softly, in September rains, beneath a bright, plaid umbrella. A tender couple strolled in joyous...Read the rest...
Categories: imagery, love, memory, romantic
Form: Tercet
Two Little Feet
Two little feet Dancing and prancing To the kpop beat Two little feet That grandma cannot catch When he runs to hide her false teeth Two little feet That dreams of a world to conquer When driving around the house on his tricycle...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood,
Form: Tercet
My Experience With The Runes
I did write poems on each Rune. The Frissian futhorc I assume, Each new rune lesson learnt- a boon. Art and poems I showed to kin. Kin stated poems and art a win, Rune poems writ came...Read the rest...
Categories: growth, mystery, poetry,
Form: Tercet
War, Huh
When wars are fought in faraway places, and we don’t recognize the soldiers faces, then the bombs and bullets mean little to us. We’ll watch it with concern a day or two, then quickly lose interest like we always...Read the rest...
Categories: poetry,
Form: Tercet

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