Tetractys #4  April 2, 2010 - April 9, 2010

Contest Completed

Congratulations

Tetractys #4 ~ Gold Star - Prince Ali
Tetractys #4 ~ Gold Medal - Love at Twilight
Tetractys #4 ~ Silver Star - Red
Tetractys #4 ~ Silver Medal - COURAGE (a Double Tetractys)
Tetractys #4 ~ Bronze Star - yellow
Tetractys #4 ~ Bronze Medal - green
Tetractys #4 ~ Honorable Mention - TETRACTYS
Tetractys #4 ~ Honorable Mention - Vanished

Details






TETRACTYS POEMS




STRUCTURE OF TETRACTYS:

Twenty Syllables Per Verse

line 1 ~ One
line 2 ~ Two
line 3 ~ Three
line 4 ~ Four
line 5 ~ Ten

All subsequent verses must be inverted.

Example of a Tetractys:

Death
Comes swift
In mid stream
Unexpected
Even if expected death is challenged
For no one is ever fully prepared
To say farewell
Time is short
Live life
Now

A Tetractys may have as many verses as you want, as long as the structure is followed, using inversion.

GOOD LUCK

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Medals of Honor

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Wicahpi
Wicahpi
Where Eagles Fly, PA

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6 Contestants
9 Submissions
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Created Apr 2, 2010