I have been intrigued lately by a form of poetry that Tournesol from Traces of the Soul and Tournesol Dans Un Jardin has been writing. (See Courting Moon.) The style is a new form of Haiku called Troiku that was developed by Chevrefeuilles.
In this style, there is a three lined Haiku that is the base of the poem. The author then creates a separate Haiku using each of the base lines.
Here is my first attempt at writing a Troiku!
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Waking in the night
dreaming about Sanskrit
It’s time to blog!
Waking in the night
Raindrops falling
Mind on overdrive
Dreaming about Sanskrit
Will I ever learn?
Yes!
It’s time to blog!
Ideas rolling in
Can sleep another day!
Living, Learning and Letting Go 
Bravo!!! Woot Woot, truly great troiku and we can feel your struggle in the night. You have captured that moment beautifully, my dear!!
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Picture me smiling big!
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Yes, I have a goofy grin for you too 😀
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Um, may I reblog it, Karuna?
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Of course!!!!
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Interesting! Thanks for sharing. Is it pronounced like the French word for three, with ‘ku’ on the end?
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I don’t know how the French pronounce three! And I’ve never heard Troiku pronounced so I don’t know if the way I pronounce it correct or not. I looked on the website and there is not a phonetic spelling. It comes from a Russian word troika. You can read more about it here: http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/p/troiku-new-form-of-haiku.html.
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Reblogged this on Traces of the Soul and commented:
A dear friend, blogger and amazing soul has written a beautiful Troiku, which Chèvrefeuille created at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…a new haiku form. click on the Troiku for more information on the history of this new form or click here http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/p/troiku-new-form-of-haiku.html Chèvrefeuille offers daily prompts, inspiration and guidance at
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I didn’t realize there were so many different forms of poetry. Never would have thought it (smile). It’s exciting to find out about new things.
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I didn’t know about them either!
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Beautiful 🙂
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I’m glad you liked it. I had no doubt you would like the fact that I think about Sanskrit in my dreams! 🙂
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Wow! This is beautiful and I love the form. 🙂
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Thanks! I do too……
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Thanks for sharing this info about the Toiku! I’ve never heard of this but am keen now to give it a try. I love short forms of poetry. Your poem about waking in the night is lovely – so familiar to me! sometimes it is difficult to ‘switch off’ when there is a lot happening in our lives. Have a great day. Karuna. 🙂
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It is only the first time I’ve used it but it feels really right to me. Thanks for visiting. I love having so many notifications when people “catch up”. 🙂
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I will visit more often when I get a bit more organised with my blog reading. 😊. http://hughsviewsandnews.com
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I know what you mean. I’m so behind in visiting other blogs.
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Sorry Karuna I accidentally pasted a blog link on my comment above! I am working on my ipad as my computer is not working and it’s so tricky – I touched the screen to post the comment and pasted the link there! 😁
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Not a problem. Do you want me to take it off or is it something that someone might find valuable?
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I enjoy Hugh’s Views and News blog very much. 😊.
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very cool!
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