The Tri-fall, created by Jan Turner, consists three 6-line stanzas, for a total of 18 lines. The rhyme scheme is a,b,c,a,b,c and meter for each stanza is as follows: 6/3/8, 6/3/8. This form requires little to no punctuation and can be written on any subject matter.

Example #1:

destiny’s starway*

the stillness of the night 
brings a calm
erasing the sun’s illusion...
worry is out of sight
with a psalm
replacing the day’s confusion

looking up to the hills
mists divide
providing celestial parting...
I know if heaven wills
I’ll reside
in holy lands God is charting

how can I wish for more
when day ends
with Luna to guide my starway...
following as before
night descends
while backdropping heaven’s highway

*starway: path of stars

Copyright © 2008 Jan Turner

Example #2:

winter's passing (Tri-fall)

the morning is greeted
with a song
bringing a message that is clear...
a warble repeated:
“come along
enjoy the season, spring is here!”
 
the tulips are blooming
as the trees
spruce up in their vibrant green clothes...
lilacs are perfuming
the slight breeze
seeming heaven-sent to the nose
 
feathered friends tell the town
they've arrived
spreading robin’s message of cheer...
the dull carpet of brown
is revived
at last gone is the winter’s drear
 
Copyright © 2008 Stacy Smith