A Tetractys is a poem of five lines, consisting respectively, of 1 syllable, 2 syllables, 3, and 4…followed by a line of 10 syllables. The long line forms a base for the triangular shape formed by the previous four lines–which add up to 10. Tetra indicates ten, of course. A Tetractys poem can also be made into a double, more or less diamond shape, formed of a right-side-up triangle, and a reversed triangle. Come on all you poets…try your hand! It’s fun.
when
morning
follows dawn
in its own time
the birds’ clock chimes early to alert them …
they begin to sing their cheery wake song
the time is nigh
to begin
their day’s
work
© Sometimes, 2016
write
I asked:
about what?
if you must ask…
instead of taking up your pen in hand,
start to write the words that flow from within
ignite the spark…
unconscious
flow…sans
thought
©Sometimes, 2016
SOMETIMES 
Lovely poems1 The form looks fun, so I will have to try it soon!
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I like those rhymes bases on syllables, sort of association-style. I didn’t like Haiku at first, but it is also very nicely worked I find.
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