The Hunt is On

by damommy

The fox lies in her lair so snug,
was freshly dug last week.
She’s feeling just a little smug,
and stirs to take a peek.
It’s almost time to forage out,
and checks to see just who’s about,
It’s almost time,
It’s almost time
to leave when there’s no doubt.

Her thick red tail is hanging low –
she senses there’s no threat -
she has some places picked to go
to feed her young quartet.
Back in their nest, the kits lie still,
and know that soon they’ll have their fill.
Back in their nest,
back in their nest
they trust in mother’s skill.

She stops to check for sights and sounds,
and sniffs the nighttime air.
Then suddenly, with leaps and bounds,
she catches prey with flair.
There’ll be enough to give her four
a feast of feasts and even more.
There’ll be enough
there’ll be enough,
she brings back more than she’d hope for.

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The Trijan Refrain, created by Jan Turner, consists of three 9-line stanzas, for a total of 27 lines.

Line 1 is the same in all three stanzas. A variation of the form is NOT to repeat the same line at the beginning of each stanza. In other words, the beginning line of each stanza can be different.

the first four syllables of line 5 in each stanza are repeated as the
double-refrain for lines 7 and 8.

The Trijan Refrain is a rhyming poem with a set meter and rhyme scheme as follows:

Rhyme scheme: ababccddc

Meter: 8/6/8/6/8/8/4/4/8

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A Trijan Refrain poem

The Hunt is On

by damommy

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