Hello Hello(Triquain)
The Triquain, found in Berg’s Pathways for the Poet 1977 appears to be an attempt at
combining the haiku and Crapsey cinquain. It was created by L. Stanley Cheney and
referred to in both the Caulkins’ Handbook and Pathways.
This form comes a little closer to the purpose of haiku than some other haiku wannabees.
There is another invented form also called a Triquain
that appeared on the internet about 25 years later written in a syllabic heptastich.
The elements of the Triquain found in Pathways are:
a tristich, a poem in 3 lines. It is composed in 3 units, L1 introduces the subject,
L2 expands and leads into action, L3 is the enlightenment or question.
syllabic, with 2-7-7 syllable count per line.
Titled, unlike the haiku.
Hello Hello
Cell phone
God has one as He descends
Prayers and blessings messaged
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