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What do you think of my first ever Double Tetractys:?

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Tetractys

Tetractys, a poetic form invented by Ray Stebbing, consists of at least 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10

syllables (total of 20). Tetractys can be written with more than one verse, but must follow suit

with an inverted syllable count. Tetractys can also bereversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Double Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1

Triple Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10

and so on.

"Euclid, the mathematician of classical times, considered the number series 1, 2, 3, 4 to have mystical

significance because its sum is 10, so he dignified it with a name of its own - Tetractys. The tetractys

could be Britain's answer to the haiku. Its challenge is to express a complete thought, profound or

comic, witty or wise, within the narrow compass of twenty syllables." - Ray Stebbing

Double Tetractys.

How

Many

Neuron cells,

Does brain contain?

Before our Glial Cells turn to glia,

From viewing the beauty of Mary-Jane,

Fried, sizzled meat

Balls now stew

Chef Mary,

Jane!

Alternative endings…..

1.

World now gone crazy,

Saying her

Name Mary-

Jane.

2.

World gone insane

Saying her

Name.

3. Boys happily,

Go insane

Desire

More.

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  1. Asked

    my muse

    She told me

    "What is the use?"

    I try so hard to lead you to greatness,

    But now you have got yourself in a mess.

    Write from your heart,

    Ignore the form.

    Be honest,

    Have fun.

    Laugh!


  2. Whew Galactica , I getting too old to remember all that!!  LOL Good Job !! Cheers !!

  3. You

    Must be

    Trippin' out

    On Mary Jane.

    Does she pervade each crevice of your brain?

    Does even one good synapse now remain?

    Or have they all

    Gone up in

    One last

    Smoke.

    Yoke

    Your mind

    To a new

    Recreation

    Your poor buzzed brain may need a vacation.

    Try trippin' on books, avoid the Play Station.

    One addiction

    That allows

    You to

    Grow.

  4. Funny, I am only guessing at glial and glia.  Mary-Jane though is a "old phrase" for a product which will probably date you.  Why not pick up all the current and past names for this product and make a poem  titled: "A Mary Jane is still a Mary Jane".  Now that should prove to be "smoking" hot!

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