We Swarm (Triolet poetry)

[moeknows]

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We Swarm

We buzz, we write, we play, we fight
From strange to norm when called we swarm
From break of day into the night
We buzz, we write, we play, we fight
The world will see and prove us right
We are coming on like a storm
We buzz, we write, we play, we fight
From strange to norm when called we swarm

tri·o·let
ˈtrēələt/Submit
noun
a poem of eight lines, typically of eight syllables each, rhyming abaaabab and so structured that the first line recurs as the fourth and seventh and the second as the eighth...
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I wrote the above to try to capture the general feel of the swarm of Hive supporters that are active on Twitter. This is the second iteration of it and I can't say I'm quite happy with it, but figured I would post it anyways. I tried to reference the different types of activities that happen on hive. We buzz about what's going on, write in a bunch of genres, play blockchain games and fight each other sometimes. I also wanted to express how despite the different ways we use the chain, we seem to be able to come together to promote our experience. It's pretty awesome when you think about it.

If you want to write your own triolet, you can use a little Google sheet I made to make it easy. It just fills in the repetition for you so you won't have to remember which lines repeat where.

This post adheres to the #3for1 initiative to spur engagement. This means that when I made this post, I found 3 other similar posts or posts in the same community and gave them a meaningful comment. If you would like to join the #3for1, #2for1, #4for1, #xfor1 initiative, simply comment on the work of others when making your post, the edit the post with the appropriate tag. Hit me up if you have any questions.

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Comments

[moeknows]

#posh

[jearyjoe]

That's a brilliant triolet there... I was hoping posting a Quatrain but not sure if it would be welcome here

[owasco]

Why would a quatrain not be welcome here? I've seen others do it. I love them. go for it.

[jearyjoe]

Okay, thanks for the clarification

[owasco]

I don't understand the #3for1 instructions.

I have this abhorrence of editing my work after I have published it (silly, I know), so I could just as well do the 3for1 task before I publish, right?

As for your poem, I heard and felt the buzzing as I read, but the words didn't sink in. So I think I had the overall feel you were going for, but I had to read your explanation to really understand your full intent.

[moeknows]

Of course. It is really just basically giving 3 comments for every original post that you make. Something to push human interaction. Honestly, I usually post it before I make the comments, but I try to do it right away.

[owasco]

Thanks. So I just have to put #3for1 somewhere in the body of the post?

[moeknows]

You can do that, but also use #xfor1 as a tag if you can. For some reason you can't use a tag that starts with a number on most interfaces.

[owasco]

Huh, I did not know that. OK #xfor1 it is. Should be easy. I comment on poems all the time.