Sledding
A winter day
filled with sun
too bright to see.
My daughters
small bundled colors
fly down a slope.
At times
I follow them
even at my age.
We fly
together at times
crashing in joy.
Snow in boots
on gloves
melting on cheeks.
This is a moment
forever now
in our hearts.
Poetic Form #69: Triversen
The poetic form, Triversen, was developed by William Carlos Williams.
Each stanza equals one sentence. The sentence (stanza) breaks into
three lines (each line is a phrase for the sentence). There is a variable
2-4 beats per line. The poem is 18 lines (or 6 stanzas).
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