Run,
run hard,
don't look back
for certain you'll
wobble, stumble, tumble, go down...so fast,
it's likely you'd scrape your big fat bottom.
What a sad sight
it would be
to see
you!
Walk,
walk slow,
a snail's pace
would be the trick!
simply slithering, dithering along.
Oh sure, it will take you so very long,
but rest assured,
take the time...
all you
need!
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Author Notes
CONTEST 20 LINE POEM using a quadruple 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
Triple Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10
Quad Tetractys: 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10, 4, 3, 2, 1
and so on.
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