Poetry Prompt Challenge Book

Love

Truth
Falsehood
Mystery
It can be all.
Love- the home of lovers, and of folly.



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Week # 46

This week's prompt is a poetry form:

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 be reversed and written 10, 4, 3, 2, 1.

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

Required line count: per the form; 5 or 10

Your poem may be on any subject you like.