It’s #PoetryFriday!
How blessed am I to have randomly fallen in with a joyful group of poets? We call ourselves The NEVERMORES and this week, our creative Rose offered us a prompt: a TRI CUBE… Thankfully, she also explained it: 3 stanzas of 3 lines each; 3 syllables per line.
What is TriCube-cubed?
I had so much fun creating a TriCube, that I continued on and created a little story, with THREE TriCubes. TriCube-to-the-third-power? TriCube³???
Enjoy the silliness below, then make your way to Kat at Kathryn Apel who is graciously hosting the #PoetryFriday roundup this week!
INCHWORM’S BIG MISTAKE
Ravenous
Inchworm forged
mossy woods.
Chanterelles,
prized morels,
and truffles!
Nibbled bits.
Bellyache.
Big mistake.
Gastropod
family
says “No thanks!”
Chanterelles,
prized morels,
and truffles?
“Silly worm!
We don’t EAT,
funghi feasts!”
Chanterelle?
Funnel-shaped,
folded fans!
Morel mat!
Pitted-cap,
spongey-feel!
Truffle-treat
hide-and-seek!
Room to SLEEP!”
©draft, Patricia J. Franz
Patricia Franz is a kidlit writer and published poet. She believes children, dogs, and sourdough have a lot to teach us about life, joy, and wonder. She has raised two boys, four dogs, and holds a master’s degree in Theology with a focus on children’s spirituality. Patricia, her husband, her Bernese Mountain dog, Bonny, and her sourdough starter split their time between the Arizona desert and the Sierra Nevada mountains. 
What a fun format and humorous idea!
It was very fun to play with the format; credit the idea to my poetry partner, Rose! 🙂
Oh. I do love those short-bite lines and stanzas. They march the reader along. Very keen to play with a tri-cube. Thank-you for sharing. 🙂
Thank you, Kat! And thanks for hosting this week!
So fun, both to read, and imagine! I’ve learned a lot about fungi this year and photographed many on my hikes, but this is whimsical and delightful. Patricia. I can imagine kids giggling as it’s read! I’m glad you had fun with the prompt. I’ll have to try a tricube!
Thank you, Carol! I’m always looking for a story somewhere!
Way to give the form a workout!
Thanks, Mary Lee. Hoping so, in the spirit of “every practice is good practice?” — or perhaps, just playing in the poetry sandbox!
Love how your tri-cubes ‘inch along’, Patricia. Well done! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by, Bridget! I wish I could’ve found a way to curve the stanzas! 🙂