Day: June 11, 2022

Triolet Sonnet Notes

~ JezzieG ~ 3 Comments

Structure: Four triplets and a couplet
Meter: Tetrameter or octosyllabic lines
Rhyme Scheme: ABaAab ABaAab AB

Example

In Scrying Pools by Jez Farmer

Silently sat beneath moonlight
the air is sweet with jasmine’s scent
I look into the waters of night.
Silently sat beneath moonlight
and there I see you in my sight
my lady hears my heart’s lament
Silently sat beneath moonlight
the air is sweet with jasmine’s scent.
In scrying pools my astral flight,
silently sat beneath moonlight,
she takes my hand as I recite
the words of love with heart’s intent
Silently sat beneath moonlight
the air is sweet with jasmine’s scent

Gone to Earth by Brian Easdale

~ JezzieG

Gone to Earth
1950
Film and TV

Brian Easdale
Opera, Film and TV, Orchestral, Choral
Born: 10 August 1909, Manchester, UK
Nationality: English
Died: 30 October 1995, London, UK

Brian Easdale

Easdale was a composer of operatic, orchestral, film, and choral music. He was best known for his film music including Black Narcissus(1947), The Red Shoes (1948), and The Battle of the River Plate (1956). Easdale was the first British composer to win an Academy Award for Best Original Music Score for the music for The Red Shoes

Left to My Own Devices by Pet Shop Boys

~ JezzieG

Left to My Own Devices
Album: Introspective
Date: 1988
Genre: Dance/Electronic

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

An English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys formed in London in 1981. Consisting of vocalist Neil Tennant and Keyboardist Chris Lowe, the duo have sold over 100 million records globally. Pet Shop Boys are considered the most successful duo in UK music history achieving 42 Top 30 singles including ‘West End Girls’, ‘Always On My Mind’, ‘Heart’, and ‘It’s a Sin’

Merrydown

~ JezzieG

Merrydown
Form: Spenserian Sonnet

The moonlit glade where fairies dance tonight,
as pipes and harps deliver songs for all,
amid the pines that shine with starry light,
and birds shall sing of Merrydown's ball.
In summer's heat the waltzes beat will call,
from daisy heads that lie beneath the trees,
to bees that buzz the fairy ethereal,
and softest petals twirl upon the breeze.
Where elves and pixies jitterbug with ease,
and run around your toes without a care,
as gnomes have mischief to share and tease,
when caught by fairies wand, a magic dare.
The honeydew mead sets the world in trance,
and fairy folk will sing as footsteps dance

©JezzieGFarmer2014