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Sisters Three

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Sisters Three

Immortalized, since time began
Born in his temple made of gold
Daughters of Zeus, lovers of man
Sisters of grace, legends are told

Stories of love, life and romance
Charge of the feast, beauty behold
Seducing men with song and dance
Sisters of grace, legends are told

Daughters three that are born of Zeus
With flowing veils of colors bold
Capturing souls, turning men loose
Sisters of grace, legends are told

Sisters three, blessing god’s table
Men are taken treasures are sold
Hear these words, nary a fable
Sisters of grace, legends are told

 

 

 

 

Author notes

The Greek Goddesses presiding over the banquet, the dance, and all social enjoyments and elegant arts. They were the personifications of beauty and charm (daughters of Zeus and the oceanid nymph Eurynome). They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea ("Beauty"), Euphrosyne ("Mirth"), and Thalia ("Good Cheer").

Kyrielle:
A Kyrielle is a French form of rhyming poetry written in quatrains (a stanza consisting of 4 lines), and each quatrain contains a repeating line or phrase as a refrain. Each line within the poem consists of only eight syllables. There is no limit to the amount of stanzas a Kyrielle may have, but three is considered the accepted minimum. Some popular rhyming schemes for a Kyrielle are: aabB, ccbB, ddbB, with B being the repeated line, or abaB, cbcB, dbdB.

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  • Ariosto II. gold member
    October 22, 2007

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    This is classic. I like that you've used a formal and traditional form in regards to these figures.
    it works perfectly with the image

    thanks for entering!


  • naked roots
    October 22, 2007

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    I'll admit I don't know much about form poetry, but I loved the way this flowed along. It had a musical almost lyrical type feeling to it.
    Great job and thank you for entering, I can see that you were very inspired by the three graces.


  • ellipsist
    October 17, 2007

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    beautiful and informative! I do recall reading this when I studied mythology long long ago... an eloquent lesson, to be sure!


  • second-born
    October 16, 2007

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    oh my...a very lovely poem that would sure envy the beauties of the 'sisters three' ...I liked this poem a lot for I am always fascinated by the Greek mythology and of course...I am always captivated by your writes...


  • Cup-a-Joe
    October 15, 2007
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    Three Stars for Three Graces, by Three kings
    Good things comes in Three.


  • StarEyes
    October 15, 2007

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    Miss Form Queen strikes again! hehe. What a great job you did on this one! I love it! I am beginning to think I need to take some classes to keep up with you!

    Best of luck in this contest!

    and love

    Nyetta


  • FallingTwilight
    October 15, 2007

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    You did an amazing job on this piece and have captured the beauty well. Very captivating, and I've learned something new today from your Author Notes.

    I think that in the 3rd line of the 3rd stanza it should be 'loose' instead of 'lose'. If not, my apologies.

    Beautiful job, and best of luck in the contest,

    -Kaitlyn


  • Marctheman
    October 15, 2007

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    Your mind most be working overtime, to always come up with search beauty, i'll take by this writing you are a great fan of Greek meta-logy.

    great write.


  • PerVirtuous
    October 15, 2007

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    You are challenging me to write comments worthy of your poetry. You make the Mythology come alive and combine a Greek story with a French poetry form written in English. My head is spinning. There seems to be no limit to your creativity. Great work.


  • Desire gold member
    October 15, 2007

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    Powerful!!

    Magnificent piece penned and love I have to say~
    Wow!!
    You are so darn good at forms
    Woooooooooo Hooooooooo

    I'm happy to have read this
    flowing veils of colors bold~~~

    Thank You for sharing this
    Best wishes to You in the contest
    Many blessings too
    and much love~ Desire~*~


  • HaleyMary
    October 15, 2007

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    Beautiful write, Sis. Beautiful poetic form as always. I loved this poem. Anything to do with the Greeks fascinates me. I don't know much about the Greek goddesses though. So, it was cool to learn of them. Good luck in the contest.

  • HaleyMary
    October 15, 2007
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    Sorry, double post. My computer's giving me trouble today.

  • Judith Chandler
    October 15, 2007
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    Nice to go back to classical themes

    and to use that poetical form.

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